Policy Overview and Options for Maximizing the Role of Policy in Geothermal Electricity Development

Authors

Elizabeth Doris
Claire Kreycik
Katherine Young

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

pdf

File Size

1000 KB

Language

English

Comments

NREL Report No. TP-6A2-46653

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