REW on why geothermal tactics need to change in the U.S.
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Francisco Rojas
30 Sep 2014
REW published the comments of Dave Olsen of the California Independent System Operator Corporation during the GRC Annual Meeting in Portland on how the industry needs to change its strategy.
Reporting from the GRC Annual Meeting in Portland, Oregon, Renewable Energy World’s Meg Cichon writes about a presentation at the opening session yesterday.
Dave Olsen “of the California Independent System Operator Corporation (CAISO) said geothermal needs to change its strategy to make any sort of progress in the energy market. During the opening session of the 2014 Geothermal Resources Council (GRC) and Geothermal Energy Association (GEA) Conference and Expo in Portland, Oregon, Olsen warned the crowded room that they might not like what he had to say.
“Geothermal can add significant value to the portfolios of most utility companies in the western U.S., but you guys are not getting it done,” said Olsen. “You are not going to win a levelized cost competition with wind and solar. When you can’t win with the rules as they are, then you have to change the game.””
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Source: Renewable Energy World
