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- The Heat Beneath Our Feet
Executive Summary from “Heat Beneath Our Feet”: Colorado Governor Jared Polis, Chair of the Western Governors’ Association (WGA), launched The Heat Beneath Our Feet initiative in 2022 to examine opportunities for and barriers to the accelerated development and deployment of geothermal energy technologies. The potential of geothermal energy in the West is vast, and offers significant advantages and benefits in efforts to expand the portfolio of renewable energy resources. Advances in technology and increased interest in developing domestic sources of low-cost, reliable, clean energy have brought greater attention to the energy potential of the heat beneath our feet.
NameThe Heat Beneath Our Feet- Benefits of Geothermal energy
Geothermal plants are far more flexible than the traditional energy sources because they are able to ramp up or slow down the production of energy at a rapid rate. This Allows for these plants to be adjusted to the needs of the Colorado people.
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