Comments about ‘6 Utah plants help fuel rise in geothermal projects’

What's nice about geothermal is that it is a renewable energy source that can be used as baseload power -- 24/7 -- unlike wind and solar. Geothermal must be a part of our energy future, and Utah and Nevada are blessed with outstanding geothermal resources. Even Orin Hatch supports the technology! With demands for clean energy in California and Utah's exportation of electricity to that state, Utah must develop its geothermal resources not just meeting export demands, but for local economic development in its rural communities.

What's also nice about geothermal is that it has the potential to supply a full 1% of our energy.

Where there are areas that Geothermal energy is not an option, there are very few areas where you couldn't use ground based heat pump systems, (slinky or well), to heat and cool buildings. You need electricity, but it is much more efficient that typically electric heat and cooling, and in many cases, better than natural gas. The systems cost a little more to put in, but we should be encouraging more installation of ground based heat pump systems.