Every new next-generation geothermal project helps prove out these technologies and raise awareness about geothermal's opportunities to provide firm, flexible power nationwide. - Lauren Boyd, DOE's Geothermal Technologies Office
Meta and Sage Geosystems aim to develop geothermal power plants that can provide pollution-free energy, essential for Meta's new energy-hungry data centers in the US.
The US hardly uses any geothermal energy today, with less than half a percent of the nation's electricity mix last year, highlighting the potential growth.
Meta pledged to reach net zero emissions by the end of the decade, but the rise of energy-hungry AI tools has complicated this goal, necessitating new energy sources.
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