Geothermal developers are drilling for zero-carbon sources of energy that can provide electricity consistently around the clock.
Utah is already a leader in this promising sector. The Frontier Observatory for Research in Geothermal Energy is located in Beaver County and the stateGiven the tremendous potential of this energy source, the federal government should be rolling out the red carpet to geothermal developers. But instead, the opposite is happening — geothermal is getting tripped up by red tape.
This legislation is well-timed, because permitting delays are threatening to stunt the growth of geothermal when the sector is making major breakthroughs. Traditional geothermal power plants rely on extracting fluids from naturally occurring hot underground reservoirs to generate steam, which then drives turbines to produce electricity. However, this process is limited by the requirement for specific geological conditions, including the presence of hot rock, fluids, and underground fractures.
That’s why geothermal permitting reform proposals — including Congressman Curtis’s bill — deserve to become law.
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