US Geothermal (HTM)

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Way to go Idaho....

Idaho appears to be in the forefront in the use of geothermal, but we have the other 11 western states that can use geothermal.


Quote: In 2006, the Western Governors' Association Geothermal Task Force report ranked Idaho 3rd of the 12 western states in potential for new geothermal development by 2015. The report projects that Idaho could be producing 855 mw by 2015 and 1,670 MW by 2025. Dr. Carl Austin, (IdaTherm, LLC), describes Idaho as "rife with good potential geothermal power sites" including 16 high temperature locations with a total potential of 2,000 megawatts. The potential is huge, but the challenge of developing it is even greater, primarily because of exploration financing. However, with the price of fossil fuels rising rapidly, the interest in geothermal power projects is growing throughout the western U.S. In 2007, five Federal BLM leases in Idaho were sold for $5.7 million. In addition to U.S. Geothermal and IdaTherm, several Icelandic geothermal companies, Aqua Caliente (Colorado), and Ormat Technologies Inc. (Nevada), have shown interest in Idaho's geothermal power potential.