Ad hoc group: Organizing “Secondary Asks” for Geothermal Permitting Reform

The Geothermal Forum held a meeting today in response to the INVITATION pasted below:

• Shared folder with legislative text and analyses referred to in the talk.
• Video of the meeting.
• Transcript of the meeting
• Chat from the meeting

ORIGINAL INVITATION TO A DISCUSSION

Tim Dec, State Coordinator for Idaho, posted this on the Group Leaders Forum in late May.

Given the significant interest across CCL in bipartisan geothermal legislation, we are hosting two Zoom events open to everyone.  These events will allow conference and lobby day participants the chance to learn more about current proposed policies that help accelerate the deployment of geothermal energy.

These Zooms will be:

• • Monday, June 3rd, at 5 PM PT, 6 PM MT, 7 PM CT, 8 PM ET:  Geothermal opportunities, legislation, and a Q&A about current proposals.
  • Thursday, June 6th at 2 PM PT, 3 PM MT, 4 PM CT, 5 PM ET – Insights by CCL’er Ed Butler (he’s also a part of Geothermal Rising and this group will also be engaging with Congress the week before us)

Zoom Info for both meetings :

Some of the current bipartisan bills we’ll be educating on:

• • S. 3954: Geothermal Energy Optimization Act
  • HR 6474: Geothermal amendments to Geothermal Policy Act of 2005
  • HR 7409: Harnessing Energy At Thermal Sources, HEATS Act

Brief background : With decades of technological advances in the oil and gas industry,  there are expanding opportunities for geothermal energy in areas well beyond where hot water is at the surface.  Many companies are developing advanced technology to capture heat beneath our feet anywhere.

Additional resources for short, simple education on recent geothermal developments/opportunities —

• • Geothermal Power Everywhere – Sabine Hossenfelder (~5-minute video)
  • Energy Anywhere: The Power of Enhanced Geothermal – U.S. DOE (90-second video)

Join us to learn more! Feel free to reach out to me in advance of these with questions on this thread or directly at tim.dec@citizensclimatelobby.org

• • Tim Dec, Citizens’ Climate Lobby Idaho State Coordinator
  • Robin Paone, Co-leader, Flathead Valley Chapter Montana
  • Ed Butler,  Bainbridge Washington CCL and Co-founder Geothermal Rising Pacific Northwest Regional Interest Group