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Geothermal Energy
John McCaull
Geothermal Energy Association
The Earth Holds Enormous Energy
And it can be found almost everywhere
Overview: US Installed Capacity
Total Capacity: 3102 MW
2010 Capacity Addition: 15 MW, Nevada, Ormat
States with Capacity (MW): • California, 2566 • Nevada, 442• Utah, 42• Hawaii, 35 • Idaho, 16 • Alaska, 0.73 • Oregon, 0.28 • Wyoming, 0.25 • New Mexico, 0.24
What is happening with geothermal electric power
production in the US?The industry is building new
power plants!
Enel Salt Wells Power Plant
NGP Blue Mountain Faulkner No 1 Power Plant
Oregon Institute of Technology 280 kW Power Plant
US Installed Capacity
Geothermal Capacity Additions in 2010: 15 MW, Nevada Annual 2010 addition (15 MW) down from 2009 (176 MW)
Economic Downturn made project financing more difficult Permitting process delaying some projects
Capacity in Development
• Confirmed Geothermal Resources in Development: 3633 – 4050 MW• Confirmed + Unconfirmed Resources in Development: 4448 – 5040 MW• Planned Capacity Additions (PCA) in Development: 1377 – 1393 MW
– Advanced Phase PCA (Phase 3 and 4): 756 – 722 MW
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States w/Capacity vs Development, 2011
Projected GrowthDeloitte Market Analysis Report to DOE (9/2008)
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Emerging Resources/New Applications Expand Reach of Geothermal Energy
• Small Heat and Power Systems – expand geothermal into distributed generation
• Co-production from oil/gas wells and geopressured resources –potential in many non-Western states, particularly the Gulf of Mexico.
• Enhanced Geothermal Systems/Deep Geothermal – potential nationwide and worldwide (witness recent Google announcement on finding 18,000 MW of geothermal in West Virginia!)
CEC Comparison of Levelized Costs
Geothermal Energy is Good for the Environment
Comparison of Life-Cycle EmissionsTons of Carbon Dioxide Equivalent per
Gigawatt-Hour1,041
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46 39 18 17 15 14
Coal Natural Gas Biomass Solar PV Hydro Nuclear Geothermal Wind
Source: "Life-Cycle Assessment of Electricity Generation Systems and Applications for Climate Change Policy Analysis," Paul J. Meier, University of Wisconsin-Madison, August 2002.
For More Information
Geothermal Energy Assn209 Pennsylvania Ave SE
Washington, D.C. 20006 [email protected]
202-454-5264