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Geothermal and Ocean Energy

Learn about whether landowners have mineral rights to geothermal resources and learn about how ocean energy is regulated by the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management.

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I. Geothermal Energy

The United States is the largest producer of geothermal energy in the world. Geothermal energy uses geothermal heat from within the Earth’s crust to generate electricity.

Geothermal energy is created by geothermal systems that require three key elements: heat, permeability, and fluid. Underground rocks hold heat that is generated deep inside the Earth. These rocks must have some permeability so that small pathways can be used to transport fluid that carries heat from the...

Lessons

    • 1. Welcome to Energy Law
    2. The Energy Industry and Electric Utilities
    • The Electric System
    • Renewable Energy and Climate Change
    • Utility Regulatory Compact
    • Public-Utility Commissions
    • Wholesale Electricity Markets
    • Federal Electricity Regulation
    3. Coal-Fired Electricity
    • Property Rights in Coal
    • Coal Mining Regulations
    • Coal-Fired Power Plant Emissions
    • Coal’s Decline in Popularity
    4. Oil and Natural Gas
    • Property Rights in Oil and Gas
    • Fracking and Offshore Drilling
    • Transporting Oil and Gas
    • Oil and Gas Markets
    5. Nuclear Energy
    6. Wind Energy
    • Benefits of Wind Energy
    • Intermittent Nature of Wind
    • Impacts on Wildlife and the Environment
    • Rights to Wind
    • Government Support for Wind Energy
    7. Hydropower and Solar Energy
    • Hydropower Facilities and Regulation
    • Environmental Impacts of Hydropower
    • Solar Energy
    • Solar Access and Grid Issues
    8. Other Energy Resources and Energy Issues
    • Waste-to-Energy Facilities and Biomass
    • Geothermal and Ocean Energy
    • Energy Efficiency
    • Transportation Energy Policies
    • Energy Storage and Electric Vehicles