Why Utilities Are Quietly Paying Attention to Geothermal
From a utility planning perspective, the energy transition has a simple problem: Reliability matters
Load growth from data centers, electrification, and AI isn’t theoretical — it’s showing up in our forecasts now. At the same time, gas retirements and transmission constraints are shrinking the margin for error.
Wind and solar are essential. Batteries help. But neither replaces firm, local, always-on capacity.
That’s why geothermal — especially closed-loop geothermal — is back in planning conversations.
