Geothermal is having a hot moment out West.🔥 (Utah News Dispatch)
UT, CO, AZ, and NM have launched the Mountain West Geothermal Consortium to fast-track hundreds of GWs of hot-rock power. The goal? To craft shared regulatory frameworks and financing tools that de-risk advanced projects while protecting ratepayers.Â
Utah Gov. Spencer Cox claims the partnership offers a “solution” to Kevin O’Leary’s contentious 40K-acre "Stratos" data center, which would suck up more power than the entire state.