After decades of effort, the federal government has finally gotten the message on geothermal power. Over the past several years, it has:
1. Authorized and funded EGS pilot demonstrations,
2. Extended geothermal investment and production tax credits,
3. Approved the 2 GW Fervo Cape project and held the largest BLM geothermal lease sale in over 15 years,
4. Established categorical exclusions under NEPA to streamline geothermal permitting by up to a year,
5. Made billions in potential loan authority available through the Office of Energy Dominance Financing,
6. Funded early-stage drilling and closed-loop innovation through ARPA-E,
7. Launched the FedGeo technical assistance initiative and Geothermal Power Accelerator with NASEO,
8. Elevated geothermal to a named priority in the energy emergency declaration,
9. And restructured DOE to house geothermal alongside hydrocarbons.
