Exploring Ways to

Use Geothermal Energy

The Earth's heat, which constantly flows outward from its core, provides an enormous source of energy called geothermal energy.

You can use geothermal energy—no matter where you live in the United States—to heat and cool your home using a geothermal or ground-source heat pump.

If you live in the western United States, you may have the opportunity now or in the future to buy clean electricity from a geothermal power plant.

Also, if you happen to live in an area that has access to a geothermal reservoir of low-to-moderate temperature (68ºF–302ºF) water, you can tap into it for a direct use application. Direct use applications include home heating, greenhouse heating, district heating, and fish farming.