Nathan Gregson is joined by Lisa Kuscu, the president and founder of Black Rock Geoscience based in Pocatello, Idaho, to discuss developments of Geothermal power in Idaho. They discuss why geothermal energy is a good alternative to wind or solar power, the potential of geothermal energy in Idaho, enhanced geothermal systems, how Idaho is responding to the geothermal movement, and barriers for geothermal in Idaho. Sourcing electricity from Geothermal power plants can not only provide 24/7 base power that doesn't need batteries like wind and solar, but it also has a very small footprint. To mitigate Idaho’s air contamination the use of geothermal energy is important to keeping Idaho’s pollution minimal. For more information on Lisa Kuscu and Blackrock Geoscience visit https://www.blackrockgeoscience.com/about/. For more information on Sustainable Idaho go to https://www.kisu.org/podcast/sustainableidaho.
Source Material:
https://www.blackrockgeoscience.com/about/
https://www.wtsenergy.com/glossary/geothermal-energy/
https://library.seg.org/doi/abs/10.1190/1.1437915
https://www.energy.gov/eere/geothermal/enhanced-geothermal-systems
