The Vermont Center for Geographic Information's VT Interactive Map Viewer provides a large amount of information on Vermont's geology and natural resources, including:
The Oregon Department of Geology and Mineral Industries' Geothermal Information Layer for Oregon is an interactive map that allows users to locate geothermal wells and springs in Oregon, as well as direct use areas.
Temperature information is provided for many of the geothermal springs, and all of the data can be downloaded for further use and analysis.
Click here to access the Oregon DOGAMI Geothermal Information Layer.
The Environmental and Energy Study Institute (EESI) and Geothermal Energy Association (GEA) held a briefing on the state of geothermal energy on both national and global scales.
Last week the Senate began debate on the Energy Policy Modernization Act of 2015, the first major package of energy legislation considered in Congress since 2005.
The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration's thermal springs map displays the location and temperature of thermal springs throughout the U.S. The hot springs shown on the map are color-coded based on recorded temperature (red = boiling, orange = hot, yellow = warm, black = information not available). Users can click on individual hot spring locations to find the hot spring name, location, and most recently recorded temperature.
The National Geothermal Data System's interactive geothermal map provides a portal to geothermal information across the United States. Users can search for locations or keywords related to geothermal data and the map will display a catalog of documents and datasets that provide information about geothermal resources across the U.S.
Click here to use the National Geothermal Data System map
The Missouri Geological Survey's Geosciences Technical Resource Assessment Tool (GeoSTRAT) makes a large amount of geoscience information available in interactive map form, including:
The Nevada Bureau of Mines and Geology's Great Basin Geothermal Energy web app provides a large amount of information on geothermal energy in Nevada. The map includes:
Traditional geothermal power uses natural steam or very hot water trapped in deep rock formations. Extraction wells – often more than a mile deep1 – are drilled into the hot rocks, allowing the steam or hot water to flow up to the surface.