Idaho Capital Sun | By, Laura Guido
The U.S. House on Tuesday approved a bill brought by Idaho Republican Rep. Russ Fulcher to increase geothermal energy leasing on public lands.
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“Geothermal is a clean, abundant, and dependable energy resource that can help meet America’s rapidly rising power demands,” Fulcher said in a press release. “However, the lack of consistent geothermal lease sales and the slow federal permitting process result in timelines longer than many other energy projects. The bipartisan CLEAN Act will address these barriers and unlock opportunities to explore and develop this renewable energy source.
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Geothermal uses the heat from inside the earth to provide heat to buildings or generate electricity. The energy resource is particularly abundant in the West, according to the Bureau of Land Management, which oversees geothermal leasing on federal lands and on the 700 million acres where the U.S. owns subsurface mineral estate.
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