Geothermal Energy
Andy Van Horn is Managing Director of Van Horn Consulting. Jay Egg is President of Egg Geo. Bryant Jones is Executive Director of Geothermal Rising.
As power demands increase, all sources must be considered, and that all-of-the-above strategy should take into account geothermal. It is a clean, renewable resource that also is a secure and reliable energy source that offers firm and flexible solutions to the changing U.S. power system.
Geothermal plants can provide steady output twenty-four hours a day and are not subject to the unpredictability and voltage swings of variable energy resources. Geothermal plants can also ramp up or down quickly, allowing them to adjust to the changing needs of the power system and act as a flexible power source in addition to baseload.
There is so much more to geothermal and Public Utilities Fortnightly went to the experts to discuss what it is all about. This conversation with Van Horn Consulting Managing Director Andy Van Horn, Egg Geo President Jay Egg, and Geothermal Rising Executive Director Bryant Jones takes a deep dive into the types and benefits of this power source.
PUF's Steve Mitnick: You all say that renewable, clean geothermal energy is ready now, for behind-the-meter and utility-scale electric power generation and heating and cooling applications. Talk about why you say, "Ready now."