Publication Date:
2019-07-13
Description:
The requirements of the electric utility industry as the primary potential market for geothermal energy are analyzed, based on a series of structured interviews with utility companies and financial institution executives. The interviews were designed to determine what information and technologies would be required before utilities would make investment decisions in favor of geothermal energy, the time frame in which the information and technologies would have to be available, and the influence of the governmental politics. The paper describes the geothermal resources, electric utility industry, its structure, the forces influencing utility companies, and their relationship to geothermal energy. A strategy for federal stimulation of utility investment in geothermal energy is suggested. Possibilities are discussed for stimulating utility investment through financial incentives, amelioration of institutional barriers, and technological improvements.
Keywords:
ENERGY PRODUCTION AND CONVERSION
Type:
Conference on Intersociety Energy Conversion Engineering; Sep 12, 1976 - Sep 17, 1976; State Line, NV
Format:
text
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