Political and Legislative
Biden Administration Announces New Goal to Make Geothermal Energy ‘Widespread’
The Biden administration announced a new goal to make the use of geothermal energy — renewable energy that comes from heat that’s inside the earth — “widespread” as it seeks to transition away from fossil fuels.
In a statement on Thursday, the Energy Department said it hopes to cut the costs of geothermal energy systems by 90 percent by 2035.
The department said that capturing even a “small fraction” of the U.S.’s geothermal resources could power more than 40 million homes.
