50,000 MW Geothermal Goal Set By Senate Bill

[ScienceRocks]

50,000 MW Geothermal Goal Set By Senate Bill
May 13th, 2015 by Jake Richardson
50 000 MW Geothermal Goal Set By Senate Bill

A bill introduced by Montana Senator Jon Tester would set a goal of 50,000 MW of geothermal energy by 2025. (Oregon Senator Ron Wyden co-sponsored it.)

“Montana’s public lands contain some of the best renewable energy sources in the world, and we should be leading the nation to increase our energy independence and reduce the amount of carbon we put into the atmosphere. Developing Montana’s geothermal resources will expand our energy portfolio and create good-paying jobs that can’t be outsourced,” explained Tester said in a statement.

The bill would also make it easier for oil and gas developers to produce geothermal energy because they would not have to compete for leases in the conventional manner.

Currently, the BLM has well over 800 geothermal leases but only 59 have the status of currently producing, totaling about 1500 MW of geothermal capacity on public lands, with about 1.5 million homes receiving electricity from them.

Wahoo, 100% clean and up 100% of the time! Good stuff and news...Wyden just earned my vote.

 

[Old Rocks]

Represent real income for Oregon, and the BLM. The Malhuer, Warner, and Guano Basins all have enormous potential for Geothermal, and the basalt ridges between them have excellent wind potential. And that area has lots of sunlight. Time for our high desert to power Oregon and much of California.

 

[Mr. H.]

And all this will be implemented with 0% hydrocarbon usage.

 

[westwall]

50,000 MW Geothermal Goal Set By Senate Bill
May 13th, 2015 by Jake Richardson
50 000 MW Geothermal Goal Set By Senate Bill

A bill introduced by Montana Senator Jon Tester would set a goal of 50,000 MW of geothermal energy by 2025. (Oregon Senator Ron Wyden co-sponsored it.)

“Montana’s public lands contain some of the best renewable energy sources in the world, and we should be leading the nation to increase our energy independence and reduce the amount of carbon we put into the atmosphere. Developing Montana’s geothermal resources will expand our energy portfolio and create good-paying jobs that can’t be outsourced,” explained Tester said in a statement.

The bill would also make it easier for oil and gas developers to produce geothermal energy because they would not have to compete for leases in the conventional manner.

Currently, the BLM has well over 800 geothermal leases but only 59 have the status of currently producing, totaling about 1500 MW of geothermal capacity on public lands, with about 1.5 million homes receiving electricity from them.

Wahoo, 100% clean and up 100% of the time! Good stuff and news...Wyden just earned my vote.

Depends on where they do it. Some fields are heavy with pollutants. Also they have to frack to get the energy. I thought you were against fracking Matthew? And they are never up 100% of the time. Once again, depending on the field the corrosive nature of the fluids wreaks havoc on the piping requiring frequent closings for maintenance.

However, I do support geothermal and think it should be used wherever possible. I'm merely pointing out that nothing in life is free, nor is it the "clean" energy you seem to think it is. It is cleaner than coal and oil for sure, but it still pollutes.

 

[Old Rocks]

But those 'pollutants' in the geothermal wells are often such things as lithium, zinc, rare earths, and heavy metals. Oppertunity knocks.

 

[Mr. H.]

But those 'pollutants' in the geothermal wells are often such things as lithium, zinc, rare earths, and heavy metals. Oppertunity knocks.

The ol' sow's ear/silk purse meme?

 

[Delta4Embassy]

50,000 MW Geothermal Goal Set By Senate Bill
May 13th, 2015 by Jake Richardson
50 000 MW Geothermal Goal Set By Senate Bill

A bill introduced by Montana Senator Jon Tester would set a goal of 50,000 MW of geothermal energy by 2025. (Oregon Senator Ron Wyden co-sponsored it.)

“Montana’s public lands contain some of the best renewable energy sources in the world, and we should be leading the nation to increase our energy independence and reduce the amount of carbon we put into the atmosphere. Developing Montana’s geothermal resources will expand our energy portfolio and create good-paying jobs that can’t be outsourced,” explained Tester said in a statement.

The bill would also make it easier for oil and gas developers to produce geothermal energy because they would not have to compete for leases in the conventional manner.

Currently, the BLM has well over 800 geothermal leases but only 59 have the status of currently producing, totaling about 1500 MW of geothermal capacity on public lands, with about 1.5 million homes receiving electricity from them.

Wahoo, 100% clean and up 100% of the time! Good stuff and news...Wyden just earned my vote.

Wow, Congress doing stuff with alt energy? You'd think we were running out of oil or something.

 

[westwall]

But those 'pollutants' in the geothermal wells are often such things as lithium, zinc, rare earths, and heavy metals. Oppertunity knocks.

Gee, that's funny.... When your project is "green" you don't mind the toxic elements and minerals, but when it's not a "green" project, suddenly those very same minerals and elements are bad. You people think in really bizarre ways.

 

[westwall]

50,000 MW Geothermal Goal Set By Senate Bill
May 13th, 2015 by Jake Richardson
50 000 MW Geothermal Goal Set By Senate Bill

A bill introduced by Montana Senator Jon Tester would set a goal of 50,000 MW of geothermal energy by 2025. (Oregon Senator Ron Wyden co-sponsored it.)

“Montana’s public lands contain some of the best renewable energy sources in the world, and we should be leading the nation to increase our energy independence and reduce the amount of carbon we put into the atmosphere. Developing Montana’s geothermal resources will expand our energy portfolio and create good-paying jobs that can’t be outsourced,” explained Tester said in a statement.

The bill would also make it easier for oil and gas developers to produce geothermal energy because they would not have to compete for leases in the conventional manner.

Currently, the BLM has well over 800 geothermal leases but only 59 have the status of currently producing, totaling about 1500 MW of geothermal capacity on public lands, with about 1.5 million homes receiving electricity from them.

Wahoo, 100% clean and up 100% of the time! Good stuff and news...Wyden just earned my vote.

Wow, Congress doing stuff with alt energy? You'd think we were running out of oil or something.

Could have fooled me. We've got fossil fuels to last us over 100 years as things stand now.

 

[Old Rocks]

But those 'pollutants' in the geothermal wells are often such things as lithium, zinc, rare earths, and heavy metals. Oppertunity knocks.

Gee, that's funny.... When your project is "green" you don't mind the toxic elements and minerals, but when it's not a "green" project, suddenly those very same minerals and elements are bad. You people think in really bizarre ways.

Dumb fuck, when you put these elements into the air, yes, that is a bad thing. When you make them into ingots for industrial use, that is a good thing. That you try to conflate the two is simply and indictation of your dishonesty.

 

[Old Rocks]

50,000 MW Geothermal Goal Set By Senate Bill
May 13th, 2015 by Jake Richardson
50 000 MW Geothermal Goal Set By Senate Bill

A bill introduced by Montana Senator Jon Tester would set a goal of 50,000 MW of geothermal energy by 2025. (Oregon Senator Ron Wyden co-sponsored it.)

“Montana’s public lands contain some of the best renewable energy sources in the world, and we should be leading the nation to increase our energy independence and reduce the amount of carbon we put into the atmosphere. Developing Montana’s geothermal resources will expand our energy portfolio and create good-paying jobs that can’t be outsourced,” explained Tester said in a statement.

The bill would also make it easier for oil and gas developers to produce geothermal energy because they would not have to compete for leases in the conventional manner.

Currently, the BLM has well over 800 geothermal leases but only 59 have the status of currently producing, totaling about 1500 MW of geothermal capacity on public lands, with about 1.5 million homes receiving electricity from them.

Wahoo, 100% clean and up 100% of the time! Good stuff and news...Wyden just earned my vote.

Wow, Congress doing stuff with alt energy? You'd think we were running out of oil or something.

Could have fooled me. We've got fossil fuels to last us over 100 years as things stand now.

Costs too much to use those fuels.

Why the Death of Coal in America Is Saving You Money - DailyFinance


What is surprising is that the rate at which electricity prices have increased has actually slowed at the same time as coal plants are being shut down. Between 2001 and 2008, when coal usage was still growing, the price of electricity increased 4.2 percent a year in the U.S. In the six years since, electricity prices have increased just 1.2 percent a year.

Source: U.S. Energy Information Administration
That's partly due to the falling cost of natural gas and partly because wind and solar energy are now lower-cost than coal or natural gas. Investment bank Lazard issues ban annual report called Lazard's Levelized Cost of Energy Analysis that analyzes the cost to build new power plants, and coal at 6.6-15.1 cents per kWh is now more expensive than wind at 1.4-6.7 cents per kWh and even utility solar at 5.6-8.6 cents per kWh.

Regulations that make pollution from coal more expensive might be putting coal at a disadvantage, but alternatives to coal are winning on more than the pollution front. According to Lazard, wind and solar are actually lower-cost than coal was in 2009 (5.7 to 14.4 cents per kWh), before many current EPA regulations were put in place. So, cost is driving the drop in coal and growth in wind and solar energy.

 

[Delta4Embassy]

Boggles the mind how well asking (and ordering/forcing) Americans to conserve resources during WW2 worked and how no one's thought of doing similar now that our gluttonous usage is killing us and our planet.

 

[Delta4Embassy]

We call WW2 the greatest generation so what are we when we're unwilling to do as they did? The worst generation?

Instead of increasing supply to meet ever-rising demand, reduce demand and keep supply flat. MAKE people use/waste less energy and resources. What government should be doing. Not promising to find more energy sources and supply so we can keep living in selfish gluttonous fashion.

USA is only 4% of the global population yet we use 25% of the resources. That's ABSURD!

 

[westwall]

But those 'pollutants' in the geothermal wells are often such things as lithium, zinc, rare earths, and heavy metals. Oppertunity knocks.

Gee, that's funny.... When your project is "green" you don't mind the toxic elements and minerals, but when it's not a "green" project, suddenly those very same minerals and elements are bad. You people think in really bizarre ways.

Dumb fuck, when you put these elements into the air, yes, that is a bad thing. When you make them into ingots for industrial use, that is a good thing. That you try to conflate the two is simply and indictation of your dishonesty.

Coming from you, who works in a notoriously polluting industry, and who works for a company that has been fined millions of dollars for pollution,, this is hilarious.

 

[westwall]

We call WW2 the greatest generation so what are we when we're unwilling to do as they did? The worst generation?

Instead of increasing supply to meet ever-rising demand, reduce demand and keep supply flat. MAKE people use/waste less energy and resources. What government should be doing. Not promising to find more energy sources and supply so we can keep living in selfish gluttonous fashion.

USA is only 4% of the global population yet we use 25% of the resources. That's ABSURD!

We're already there. The US gasoline consumption has actually dropped, year on year for the last 3 years. Talk to the rest of the world, we're doing our part.

 

[westwall]

Boggles the mind how well asking (and ordering/forcing) Americans to conserve resources during WW2 worked and how no one's thought of doing similar now that our gluttonous usage is killing us and our planet.

Research has shown that the rationing was unnecessary, and in the long run cost more than it was worth. It was found to be a morale booster though.