GEO Board Expanded, Utility Dues Slashed

During its meeting on Oct. 1 in Washington, DC, the Geothermal Exchange Organization (GEO) Board of Directors confirmed by unanimous vote that new ClimateMaster President and CEO Richard Aldridge will […]

EPA Won’t Increase Geothermal Efficiency Levels for Energy Star Rating

Good news for the U.S. geothermal heat pump industry. The Geothermal Exchange Organization (GEO) recently learned that the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) will not be increasing the efficiency standards […]

Maryland PSC Order Redefines Energy Efficiency

Aug. 5 – A Maryland Public Service Commission decision in late-July set a 2% energy efficiency goal by 2020 for the five largest utilities in the state. The goal puts […]

GEO Speaks at IGSHPA

Editor’s Note – The following is an edited version of a Keynote Address by Geothermal Exchange Organization (GEO) Chairman Steve Smith (Enertech Global) on Oct. 7 at the Opening Session […]

GEO Presents at IGSHPA

Along with a keynote address by Geothermal Exchange Organization (GEO) Board Chairman Steve Smith (Enertech), over a third of technical and other presentations at the IGHSPA 2015 Conference & Expo […]

Washington Update

July 14 – The Senate Finance Committee plans to mark up a bill on July 21 to extend corporate tax benefits that expired in 2014 and those that will expire […]

Senate Dems Offer Tax Credit Extension Bill

July 14 – Sen. Brian Schatz (D-HI) and co-sponsors Sen. Martin Heinrich (D-NM), Dianne Feinstein (C-CA), Cory Booker (C-NJ), Al Franken (D-MN) and Sheldon Whitehouse (D-RI) introduced legislation to extend […]