WashingtonGeologicalSurvey: "Experience the story of geothermal energy in Washington." The work of the Survey is part of a collaborative process headed by the Washington Department of Ecology, which was tasked by the Washington State Legislature in 2024 to "identify risks and opportunities associated with developing geothermal resources in Washington." In July they released the “Washington Geothermal Experience”, a new interactive story pairing easily understandable explanations with photos, graphics, videos, and maps to present the state of geothermal research and use in Washington." Senate Bill 6039 directs the Department of Natural Resources [DNR] as well as Archaeology and Historic Preservation, Commerce, Fish and Wildlife and Natural Resources to develop + maintain a public-facing subsurface database that includes all data relevant to the development of geothermal resources in my state. The Mount Baker Wilderness Area is 1 of 3 areas of particular potential, marked with red stars on the map. There is going to be a free zoom conference on 19Aug2025 at 1pm, for which I just registered. At the moment there are 'currently no proposed geothermal projects in Washington to deliver electricity to the power grid,' but I'm really hoping this gets rectified soonest. With chemical-free fracking + directional drilling, the plan is to go deep, go long, + get hot. Seriously, folks, this is not intended as a double enterdre.
