The House Natural Resources Committee will hold a hearing on Tuesday on a number of bills aimed at accelerating federal permitting for geothermal energy projects, part of a broader push to boost energy production and meet rising demand.
Geothermal energy works by extracting heat from underground reservoirs of hot, typically porous rocks saturated with water. Energy is generated when heat turns water into steam, which travels through pipes and turbines to produce electricity.
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