A new darling of renewable energy is emerging in President Donald Trump’s America.
It’s located deep in the fiery depths of the Earth’s core.
Geothermal is rapidly gaining popularity in the U.S. since Trump’s election, despite generating less than 1 percent of electricity on the grid in recent years.
Federal staffers say the industry has the support of the Trump team — a stark contrast from the administration’s antagonistic stance toward the two largest sources of renewable energy in the U.S., wind and solar.
“They’ve been very clear that geothermal is going to be a major emphasis,” said a DOE career staffer who was granted anonymity to speak freely to POLITICO’s E&E News.
Geothermal energy involves drilling deep into earth to harness heat to generate power. It’s a potentially zero-carbon fuel more prevalent in some areas of the western United States, where high temperatures are…
