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General Information
State Contacts
National Contacts
Incentives for Renewable Energy

"The Economic, Environmental, and Social Benefits of Geothermal Use in Texas" by Liz Battocletti, Bob Lawrence & Associates, Inc., August 2006.

General Information
   
Does Texas have a Geothermal Working Group?
Yes
Does Texas have an INL geothermal resource map?
No
Does Texas have a State Geothermal Database?
Yes

Does Texas have a Renewable Portfolio Standard?
Yes
National Laboratory
NREL
 
State Contacts

Department of Agriculture
http://www.agr.state.tx.us/

Environmental Protection Agency
Region 6
http://www.epa.gov/region6

Southern Methodist University, Geothermal Lab
Maria Richards / Email: mrichard@smu.edu
http://www.smu.edu/geothermal/

Southern Methodist University, Geothermal Lab
Dr. David Blackwell / Email: blackwel@smu.edu
http://www.smu.edu/geothermal/

State Energy Conservation Office
http://www.seco.cpa.state.tx.us/

Texas Bureau of Economic Geology
University of Texas
http://www.beg.utexas.edu/

Texas General Land Office
http://www.glo.state.tx.us/index.html

Texas Natural Resources Conservation Commission
http://www.tnrcc.state.tx.us

Texas Public Utility Commission
http://www.puc.state.tx.us

Texas Renewable Energy Resources
http://www.infinitepower.org/resintro.htm

 

National Contacts

Bureau of Land Management
Kermit Witherbee
National Geothermal Program Lead
National Energy Office Deputy Director
Kermit_Witherbee@blm.gov
http://www.blm.gov/

Database of State Incentives for Renewable Energy (DSIRE)
Lists state, local, utility, and selected Federal incentives that promote renewable energy.
http://www.dsireusa.org/

Geo-Heat Center, Oregon Institute of Technology
John Lund
Director
Provides technical assistance to geothermal direct use projects
lundj@oit.edu
http://geoheat.oit.edu/

Geothermal Education Office
Marilyn Nemzer
Executive Director
geo@marin.org
http://geothermal.marin.org/

Geothermal Energy Association
Karl Gawell
Executive Director
Karl@geo-energy.org
http://www.geo-energy.org/

Geothermal Financing Working Group
Liz Battocletti
lbatto@att.net
http://www.geothermal-biz.com/home.htm

Geothermal Resources Council
Curt Robinson
Executive Director
crobinson@geothermal.org
http://www.geothermal.org/index.html

Idaho National Laboratory
Greg Mines
Manager, Geothermal Programs
Gregory.Mines@inl.gov
http://geothermal.id.doe.gov/

Millennium Energy LLC
Joe Bourg
President
Provides technical assistance to geothermal direct use projects
millnrg@earthlink.net
http://www.millennium-energy.net/

National Renewable Energy Laboratory
Charles Visser
Program Manager
charles_visser@nrel.gov
http://www.nrel.gov/geothermal/

Sandia National Laboratories
Doug Blankenship
Manager, Geotechnology & Engineering
dablank@sandia.gov
http://www.sandia.gov/geothermal/

U.S. Department of Energy
Curtis Framel
curtis.framel@go.doe.gov
http://www1.eere.energy.gov/geothermal/gpw/

U.S. Department of Energy
Allan Jelacic
Acting Director, Geothermal Technologies Program
allan.jelacic@ee.doe.gov
http://www1.eere.energy.gov/geothermal/

U.S. Department of Energy
Jay Nathwani
Senior Geothermal Projects Manager
jay.nathwani@go.doe.gov
http://www.go.doe.gov/

U.S. Geological Survey
Colin Williams
colin@usgs.gov
http://www.usgs.gov/

Utility Geothermal Working Group
Guy Nelson
Director, Utility Energy Forum
GNelson181@aol.com

Western Area Power Administration
Randy Manion
Manager, Non-Hydro Renewable Resource Program
manion@wapa.gov
http://www.es.wapa.gov/renew/

 
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