US Geothermal (HTM)

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Everything you ever wanted to know about geothermal energy. Thanks to Putin the Great, we have another timely reminder that we need to end our dependance on foreign oil and gas. Cali leading the way, as usual.

Installed geothermal capacity in megawatts (MW) by state as of February 2013:[2]

State Capacity (MW) Share of U.S total

California 2,732.2 80.7%
Nevada 517.5 15.3%
Utah 48.1 1.4%
Hawaii 38.0 1.1%
Oregon 33.3 1.0%
Idaho 15.8 0.5%
New Mexico[14] 4.0 0.1%
Alaska 0.7 <0.1%
Wyoming 0.3 <0.1%
Total 3,389.9 100%


http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Geothermal_energy_in_the_United_States