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Mar 05, 2008Summit Daily News: “Geothermal energy, Power from the underground”
James Yearling in his article for the Summit Daily News investigates geothermal energy production in Reno, Nevada as well as geothermal energy potential in the Western United States. James goes on to investigate the financial and zoning issues, environmental impacts, and government hurdles the geothermal energy industry is facing in the United States. James Yearling recognizes that geothermal energy could provide up to 100,000 MW annually by 2050; 10% of the United States’ energy demand.
In Nevada, Idaho, Utah and California, geo-thermal plants already supply power to the grid. By 2050, advances in geothermal technology could supply 100,000 annual megawatts of power, according to a 2006 MIT study - 10 percent of U.S. energy consumption.
And by 2015, the cost of geo-thermal electricity should be competitive with that of coal, which currently provides about half of the country’s energy, according to the Department of Energy. Consumers generally pay between 3 and 5 1/2 cents for a kilowatt hour of coal power and between 5 and 8 cents for a kilowatt hour of geothermal power.
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The article was actually written for the High Country News, and the Summit Daily News must have connected to the feed. Thanks,
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