ZGEO Energy Advocates in Geothermal Rising’s 2024 Capitol Hill Day

On June 4-5, 2024 members of the ZGEO Board also participated in Geothermal Rising, Capitol Hill Day in Washington DC.  The key topics of discussion with congressional and senate staff were:

Permitting and Leasing Reform: focused on the necessity of bipartisan support in Congress for groundbreaking bills such as H.R. 6482, “Enhancing Geothermal Production on Federal Lands Act,” introduced by Representative Russ Fulcher. This act is crucial for expediting geothermal exploration drilling through legislative categorical exclusions.

Risk Mitigation:  Implementing a revolving risk mitigation drilling fund would greatly benefit our industry. Geothermal Rising is exploring this and other innovative ideas that can provide substantial support to its members.

Appropriations: ZGEO Energy and the Geothermal Rising delegates advocated for Congress to commit to funding research, development, demonstrations, and deployment of geothermal technologies. Such investments are essential to advance the commercialization of geothermal energy across the United States.