U.S. state of Nevada one of the largest producers of geothermal today
Construction at Patua project, Fernley, Nevada (source: Gradient Resources)
Alexander Richter
26 Mar 2014
Were Nevada a country, it would be the eight largest producer of geothermal power of the 25 countries generating geothermal power today, so a recent report recently introduced by Senator Harry Reid and State Governor Brian Sandoval.
As part of a press conference in Las Vegas this week, Republican Gov. Brian Sandoval and U.S. Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid, D-Nev. spoke about the results of a new report published in the state.
The report shows investment of $5.5 billion into the clean energy sector in Nevada since 2010.
For geothermal, the facts mentioned in the report are indeed quite interesting. There are today 32 operating geothermal plants in Nevada, with an installed power generation capacity of 566 MW.
So if Nevada were a country, “it would be the eighth-largest producer of geothermal power of the 25 countries generating this form of renewable electricity today,” the report states.
Source: RGJ.com
