Will Geothermal Ever Boom Like Fracking?

<p>It’s been a decade since the fracking boom reshaped U.S. energy markets — so when will we ever use our drilling prowess to create a similar geothermal boom?</p><p>That’s the hope. The Department of Energy just released <a href="https://www.energy.gov/eere/geothermal/geovision" target="_blank">a massive new report</a> revisiting America’s geothermal potential in conventional hydrothermal, enhanced geothermal, direct use and heat pumps.&nbsp;</p><p>And the potential is enormous — but it’s just sitting there, largely untapped. We’re going to open up DOE’s report and see which borehole it takes us down.</p><p>Then, the Biden and Warren campaigns both <a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2019/06/04/us/politics/joe-biden-climate-plan.html" target="_blank">unveiled their energy and climate plans</a>. Have they risen to the political and environmental stakes?</p><p>Finally, are states <a href="https://www.wired.com/story/vws-dieselgate-settlement-isnt-buying-many-electric-vehicles/" target="_blank">squandering billions</a> in settlement dollars from the VW diesel scandal?</p><p><em>Support for this podcast comes from PG&amp;E.&nbsp;Did you know that 20 percent of EV drivers in the U.S. are in PG&amp;E’s service area in Northern California? PG&amp;E is helping to electrify corporate fleet vehicles. Get in touch with PG&amp;E’s EV specialists to&nbsp;</em><a href="http://pge.com/gtm" target="_blank"><em>find out how you can take your transportation fleet electric</em></a><em>.</em></p><p><em>We're also sponsored by Wunder Capital. Wunder Capital is the leading commercial solar financing company in the United States.&nbsp;</em><a href="http://wundercapital.com/financing" target="_blank"><em>Click here</em></a><em>&nbsp;to find out how Wunder Capital can help you finance your next commercial solar project.</em></p><p><em>Subscribe to GTM&nbsp;podcasts via&nbsp;</em><a href="https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/the-interchange/id1221460035?mt=2" target="_blank"><em>Apple Podcasts</em></a><em>,&nbsp;</em><a href="https: