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March 20, 2006

US Geothermal Power Poised to Double, New Survey ShowsAlternative + Renewable Energy News and Information

Posted in the News: Source: U.S. Newswire (press release), appx. 455 words

The 2006 Update on US Geothermal Power Production and Development (get report here) indicates that roughly 45 projects are underway that could nearly double U.S. geothermal power output The U.S. had 2,828 MW of geothermal power capacity on-line in 2005.

New projects in Alaska, Arizona, California, Hawaii, Idaho, New Mexico, Nevada, Oregon and Utah would provide between 1,817.9 MW and 2094.9MW of new electric power for the grid.

Accordnig to Karl Gawell, Executive Director of the Geothermal Energy Association "New federal and state initiatives to promote geothermal energy are paying off [...] State renewable standards coupled with the federal production tax credit are creating a renaissance in US geothermal power production".

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Posted by dymaxion at March 20, 2006 04:16 PM

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