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Geothermal Headlines

January 2, 2007 - Venture Capitalists Invest $1.7 Billion in Energy Related Start-ups

December 28, 2006 - Renewable Energy a Priority in Colorado Legislative Session

December 22, 2006 - Nevada On-Track to Quadruple Its Geothermal Power, Over 1000 MW to Be On-Line, New Report Concludes

December 18, 2006 - Sierra Geothermal Receives Drilling Permit in Nevada

December 15, 2006 - California PUC Improves State's Demand Programs and Boosts Renewable Energy Capacity by 232 MW

December 14, 2006 - California Energy Commission Allows Bottle Rock Geothermal Power Plant to Restart Operations after 16 Years

December 14, 2006 - 80 Members of Congress Pen Letter to President Bush to Fund Renewable Energy and Energy Efficiency

December 12, 2006 - Congress Extends Production Tax Credit and Energy Credit Sunset Dates

December 9, 2006 - Strong Growth Seen for Alternative Power

December 5, 2006 - Renewable Energy Gets Big Buzz for PGE

December 1, 2006 - Pacific Gas And Electric Company Cleared To Add New Supply Of Clean, Renewable Geothermal Energy

November 29, 2006 - IRS Allocates $800 Million in Clean Renewable Energy Bonds

November 27, 2006 - Idaho Could Produce Over 30% of Its Electricity From Geothermal Resources By 2015, New Report Concludes

November 21, 2006 - Puget Sound Energy Announces Renewable Energy Production Incentive Program

November 20, 2006 - California Energy Commission (CEC) Selects APX for the Western Renewable Energy Generation Information System (WREGIS)

November 1, 2006 - In Arizona, 15% of power to be Alternative Energy by 2025

October 31, 2006 - Richardson Set to Unveil Energy Package

September 27, 2006 - Gov. Schwarzenegger signs bill speeding up California's RPS requirements

September 1, 2006 - California Adopts Performance Based Solar Incentives, Streamlines Oversight of Geothermal Developments

August 23, 2006 - First Geothermal Plant in Alaska Starts Power Production

August 9, 2006 - Two New Geothermal Power Plants Slated for Northern Nevada

August 2, 2006 - Geothermal Power Plants Planned for Idaho, Oregon, and California

June 21, 2006 - Idaho Power Seeks 100 Megawatts of Geothermal Power


" Western North America is blessed with an abundance of natural energy resources that have been critical to accommodating substantial population growth and fueling a dynamic economy…. At the same time, resources such as....geothermal are relatively untapped but hugely promising.”
--WGA Policy Resolution 04-14

2005 WGA Geothermal Capacity: 3,143 MW*

*Data obtained from 2005 EIA-860 Annual Generator Report

   

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