What is Geothermal Energy?

June 24, 2019

The term “geothermal” means “Earth heat” or “heat of the Earth.” Energy from geothermal resources has benefited humankind from its earliest origins. Prehistoric civilizations used hot springs and steam discharges (fumaroles) for cooking, heating, and therapeutic bathing; in modern terms, these uses are known as geothermal direct-use applications. In the United States, geothermal energy has provided affordable, reliable, and renewable energy since the 1890s, when the city of Boise, Idaho, began using geothermal resources for direct heating of commercial and residential buildings (Mink 2017). Since then, use of geothermal energy in the United States has expanded to include utility-scale electricity production, distributed heating and cooling applications, and the augmentation of various industrial processes.

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