In hot weather, those systems pump a “geothermal fluid” — generally a refrigerant like in an air conditioner — to pick up ...

Google partnered with clean energy startup Fervo on a new geothermal project in Nevada that will send electricity to the grid that serves two of Google’s data centers. Image: Google.

Geothermal provides a stable, consistent energy source that's not dependent on the weather. Experts see huge potential for it–especially in the West.

Geothermal energy does have some advantages over other renewables. It can provide consistent power to make up for shortfalls in wind and solar energy that fluctuate with the weather and time of day.

The school, founded in 1860, has been incorporating geothermal energy into its new buildings since the 1980s. But this is the first time a legacy building ...

The United States has enough geothermal energy to power the entire country. Some are trying to unlock it by using techniques from the fracking boom. By Brad Plumer Brad Plumer traveled to Beaver ...