AUSTIN – The Railroad Commission of Texas has issued its first permit for a deep geo-pressured, geothermal well to Sage Geosystems in Atascosa County. Located south of San Antonio in the Anaconcho Formation, this well permit marks a significant milestone in Texas’ energy sector as the first deep geo-pressured, geothermal permit issued since the Texas […]
Four years after the winter freeze left millions of Texans without power, Texas companies and cities are looking to tap into geothermal energy. Watch the video below: Source: https://spectrumlocalnews.com/tx/south-texas-el-paso/news/2025/02/18/companies-invest-in-geothermal-as-a-renewable-energy-source
The state’s wildcatting entrepreneurs, embrace of light regulations, and, of course, drilling experience have set the stage for a world-leading boom in geothermal energy production. Even Trump is excited about it. In a “drill, baby, drill” administration that has already shut down wind energy expansion and put the solar industry in limbo by pausing funding and threatening Inflation Reduction […]
AUSTIN, Texas — Even as President Trump slashes support for wind and solar energy, another renewable energy source is finding unexpected favor under his second administration. In early February, newly confirmed Secretary of Energy Chris Wright named geothermal energy, which uses underground heat to generate clean heat and electricity, as one of the prime areas for department research and […]
