Geothermal Gold Rush: U.S. Digs Deep To Power the Future
Let’s tap the energy bonanza beneath our feet.
by Neil Chatterjee May 15, 2025, 1:14 PM
The American energy sector is on the cusp of a tectonic transformation.
This week, members of the House Committee on Natural Resources heard testimony on the vast potential of geothermal energy as “a new era of American energy — built with American innovation, American technology and American workers,” as one witness put it. [emphasis, links added]
Chris Wright, President Donald Trump’s new energy secretary, has fervently endorsed geothermal as a way to “energize our country,” and a March study found that geothermal could meet roughly two-thirds of the voracious energy demands of AI datacenters by the early 2030s.
Even right here in New York City, new residential and office developments underway in Greenpoint, Coney Island, and Manhattan are being built to rely significantly on this power source.
https://climatechangedispatch.com/geothermal-gold-rush-energy-revolution/
