Abstract: . . .  the northwestern states of the USA alone, there are 11 potential sites identified by the Northwest Power Planning Council where 2 thousand MW are developable (“Experts”). [Which is roughly equal to the power produced by two large nuclear or coal burning power plants. This is an example of a region where geothermal power could be significant.] With a bit of planning and care towards making sources sustainable, geothermal energy could alleviate the growing energy concerns of the world by a considerable degree. Works Cited: Baird, Stuart. “Energy Fact Sheet.” Energy Educators of Ontario. 1993 . “Experts believe the Northwest has enough potential geothermal power to serve more than 1.3 million homes.” Renewable Northwest Project. 1999 . Meador, Roy. Future Energies. Ann Arbor Science Publishers Co. Ann Arbor, Michigan. 1974: 53-54. Miller, E. Willard. Energy and American Society. ABC-CLIO, Inc. Santa Barbara, CA. 1993: 58-59. 7 Mustoe, Julian. An Atlas of Renewable Energy Sources. John Wiley and Sons. New York, NY. 1984: 130. “Positive Social and Environmental Impacts from the Use of Geothermal Energy.” KAPA Systems. 2000 . Priest, Joseph. Energy: Principles, Problems, Alternatives. 3rd edition. Addison-Wesley Publishing Co. Inc. Reading, MA. 1984: 250. Ryback, L. “Geothermal energy: sustainability and the environment.” Institute of Geophysics ETH Zurich, Switzerland. 2000 . Veziroglu, T. Nejat. Alternative Energy Sources III. Hemisphere Publishing Corporation. Miami Beach, FL 1983: 471-478. 8  . . .
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