{"id":1640223,"date":"2022-09-13T15:49:31","date_gmt":"2022-09-13T19:49:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1640223"},"modified":"2022-09-13T15:49:44","modified_gmt":"2022-09-13T19:49:44","slug":"biden-administration-to-pursue-new-geothermal-energy-effort","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/biden-administration-to-pursue-new-geothermal-energy-effort\/","title":{"rendered":"Biden Administration To Pursue New Geothermal Energy Effort"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">16<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fbiden-administration-to-pursue-new-geothermal-energy-effort%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1640223&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>Energy Secretary <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/topic\/jennifer-granholm\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Jennifer Granholm<\/a> announced a goal on Thursday to make geothermal <a href=\"http:\/\/dailywire.com\/topic\/energy\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">power<\/a> a \u201cwidespread renewable energy option.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>According to a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.energy.gov\/articles\/doe-launches-new-energy-earthshot-slash-cost-geothermal-power\">press release<\/a> from the Department of Energy, policymakers are pursuing the objective of making power from enhanced geothermal systems \u2014 which create power by forcing water through hot rock layers in the ground \u2014 as much as 90% less expensive by 2035.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe United States has a vast, geothermal energy resource lying right beneath our feet, and this program will make it economical to bring that power to American households and businesses,\u201d Granholm remarked. \u201cDOE\u2019s Enhanced Geothermal Shot will move geothermal technology from research and development to cost-effective commercial adoption, helping energy communities and workers transition to producing clean energy for the future.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The current cost of geothermal energy is $0.45 per kilowatt hour, according to the press release. Meanwhile, the cost of coal power is $0.032 per kilowatt hour, according to an <a href=\"https:\/\/www.brookings.edu\/opinions\/the-real-costs-of-u-s-energy\/#:~:text=Consider%3A%20coal%20power%20plants%20provide,in%20fact%2C%20170%20percent%20higher.\">analysis<\/a> from the Brookings Institution.<\/p>\n<p>Last month, the Department of Energy <a href=\"https:\/\/www.energy.gov\/articles\/doe-announces-44-million-advance-enhanced-geothermal-systems\">announced<\/a> $44 million in funding at the Frontier Observatory for Research in Geothermal Energy (FORGE) field laboratory in Utah. The facility permits researchers to study subsurface fluid flow and rock types, which in turn provides information useful for optimizing tools and methods in geothermal environments.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThese new investments at FORGE, the flagship of our EGS research, can help us find the most innovative, cost-effective solutions and accelerate our work toward wide-scale geothermal deployment and support President Biden\u2019s ambitious climate goals,\u201d Granholm remarked. Geothermal resources currently produce 3.7 gigawatts of electricity in the United States \u2014 the amount necessary to power 2.8 million homes.<\/p>\n<p>The Biden administration has previously set the goal of attaining 100% carbon pollution-free electricity by 2035 and achieving net-zero emissions across the economy by 2050. Accordingly, Democratic lawmakers have poured billions into renewable energy projects over the past two years \u2014 including a $369 billion allocation for climate initiatives in the Inflation Reduction Act.<\/p>\n<p>Among other statutes, the legislation established a $7,500 tax credit for the purchase of new electric vehicles. Earlier this year, Granholm <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/news\/buttigieg-interested-in-california-ban-on-new-gas-cars-as-he-weighs-a-national-policy\">argued<\/a> that a transition away from gas-powered cars may help Americans experiencing high prices at the pump.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe real truth is that as long as our nation remains overly reliant on oil and fossil fuels, we will feel these price shocks again,\u201d Granholm said. \u201cThis is not going to be the last time. The next time there\u2019s a war, the next time there\u2019s a pandemic or another hurricane, these extreme weather events we are experiencing \u2014 they will impact the access that we have to fossil fuels.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Meanwhile, Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/news\/buttigieg-interested-in-california-ban-on-new-gas-cars-as-he-weighs-a-national-policy\">signaled<\/a> last week that he is \u201cinterested\u201d in California\u2019s gradual ban on new gas cars. \u201cWe\u2019ve got to make sure that this happens quickly enough to help us beat climate change,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<p>The rollback of gas cars, however, was unveiled days before California officials <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/news\/california-asks-residents-to-avoid-charging-electric-vehicles-due-to-blackout-risk-days-after-unveiling-new-gas-car-ban\">asked<\/a> residents to avoid charging electric vehicles during peak hours in the interest of averting grid failure.<\/p>\n<p>The White House has established the goal of procuring only 100% zero-emission light-duty vehicles by 2027 and will extend the same standard to all vehicles in the federal government\u2019s fleet by 2035, according to a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.whitehouse.gov\/briefing-room\/statements-releases\/2022\/06\/09\/fact-sheet-biden-harris-administration-proposes-new-standards-for-national-electric-vehicle-charging-network\/\">fact sheet<\/a>. The Biden administration has also <a href=\"https:\/\/www.whitehouse.gov\/briefing-room\/statements-releases\/2021\/12\/13\/fact-sheet-the-biden-harris-electric-vehicle-charging-action-plan\/\">set<\/a> the \u201cambitious target\u201d of ensuring that electric cars constitute 50% of sales in the United States by 2030.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Energy Secretary Jennifer Granholm announced a goal on Thursday to make geothermal power a \u201cwidespread renewable energy option.\u201d According to a press release from the Department of Energy, policymakers are pursuing the objective of making power from enhanced geothermal systems \u2014 which create power by forcing water through hot rock layers in the ground \u2014 &#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":1517425,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1640223","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1640223","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1640223"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1640223\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/1517425"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1640223"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1640223"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1640223"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}