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State energy agencies: Why Geothermal?

Why should state energy agencies support the development of geothermal resources?

State energy agencies — regulatory agencies, energy offices, geological surveys, and public service commissions — in the 19 GPW states (see table below) were asked to select the top three most important issues regarding geothermal development in their states.

The following are the results of this informal survey. Issues are listed in order of priority, from the most important to the less important.

1	New direct and indirect jobs created
2	Reduced consumption of fossil fuels and their production of greenhouse gas emissions
3	Displaced emission to the atmosphere of carbon dioxide, sulfur dioxide, nitrogen oxides, and particulate matter
4	Expanded tax base resulting in more tax dollars Reduced energy costs in rural areas; in urban areas
5	Revenue from the sale of heat, electricity, or other products Reduced local atmospheric pollution Expanded rural economies
6	Clean, low risk, lost cost source of energy Increased energy self-sufficiency and energy security

State energy agencies in the 19 GPW states
Alaska	Alaska Department of Natural Resources Alaska Energy Authority Regulatory Commission of Alaska
Arizona	Arizona Corporation Commission Arizona Department of Commerce Arizona Energy Office Arizona Geological Survey
California	California Energy Commission California Geological Survey California Public Utilities Commission
Colorado	Colorado Geological Survey Governor's Office of Energy Management & Conservation Public Utilities Commission
Hawai'i	Department of Business, Economic Development & Tourism Department of Land and Natural Resources Public Utilities Commission
Idaho	Idaho Department of Water Resources Idaho Geological Survey Idaho National Engineering & Environmental Laboratory Idaho Public Utilities Commission
Kansas	Kansas Corporation Commission Kansas Geological Survey
Montana	Montana Bureau of Mines and Geology Montana Department of Environmental Quality Montana Energy Office Public Service Commission
Nebraska	Conservation and Survey Division Nebraska Energy Office Nebraska Public Service Commission
Nevada	Nevada Bureau of Mines and Geology Nevada Division of Minerals Nevada State Office of Energy Public Utilities Commission of Nevada
New Mexico	New Mexico Bureau of Mines and Mineral Resources New Mexico Energy, Minerals & Natural Resources Department New Mexico Public Regulation Commission
North Dakota	North Dakota Department of Commerce North Dakota Geological Survey Public Service Commission
Oklahoma	Oklahoma Corporation Commission Oklahoma Department of Commerce Oklahoma Geological Survey
Oregon	Oregon Department of Geology & Mineral Industries Oregon Office of Energy Oregon Public Utility Commission
South Dakota	Governor's Office of Economic Development South Dakota Geological Survey South Dakota Public Utilities Commission
Texas	Bureau of Economic Geology Public Utility Commission of Texas State Energy Conservation Office
Utah	Department of Natural Resources Public Service Commission of Utah Utah Energy Office Utah Geological Survey
Washington	Washington State Department of Natural Resources Washington State University Energy Program Washington Utilities and Transportation Commission
Wyoming	Wyoming Business Council Wyoming Public Service Commission Wyoming State Geological Survey

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Updated 29-Nov-2005

State energy agencies: Why Geothermal?

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