Title
Policy Overview and Options for Maximizing the Role of Policy in Geothermal Electricity Development
Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
9-2009
Publisher
National Renewable Energy Laboratory
Publisher Location
Golden, CO
First page number:
1
Last page number:
42
Abstract
Geothermal electricity production1 capacity has grown over time because of multiple factors, including its renewable, baseload, and domestic attributes; volatile and high prices for competing technologies; and policy intervention. Overarching federal policies, namely the Public Utilities Regulatory Policies Act (PURPA),2 provided certainty to project investors in the 1980s, leading to a boom in geothermal development. In addition to market expansion through PURPA, research and development policies provided an investment of public dollars toward developing technologies and reducing costs over time to increase the market competitiveness of geothermal electricity. Together, these efforts are cited as the primary policy drivers for the currently installed capacity (Fleischmann 2007).
Controlled Subject
Renewable energy sources--Economic aspects; Exergy; Geothermal resources; Renewable energy sources--Government policy
Disciplines
Natural Resources Management and Policy | Oil, Gas, and Energy
File Format
File Size
1000 KB
Language
English
Rights
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Repository Citation
Doris, E.,
Kreycik, C.,
Young, K.
(2009).
Policy Overview and Options for Maximizing the Role of Policy in Geothermal Electricity Development.
1-42.
Available at:
https://digitalscholarship.unlv.edu/renew_pubs/24
Comments
NREL Report No. TP-6A2-46653