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“As policy makers at the state and federal level move to address global warming and he report is available at http://geo-energy.org/reports/Values of Geothermal Energy Draft

need to achieve signiicant emissions reductions,” Gawell said, “geothermal power’s
Final.pdf
unique abilities to replace baseload fossil fuels or irm intermittent resources provides
premium value to fulill state Renewable Portfolio Standard requirements and meet federal The Geothermal Energy Association (GEA)
environmental standards.”
www.geo-energy.org

* Prepared by Ben Matek (Geothermal Energy Association’s industry analyst), and Brian Schmidt Geothermal Resources Council (GRC)
(librarian at the Geothermal Resource Council), as a join report by the GEA and the GRC to www.geothermal.org
document the value of geothermal power.

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