Economic Impacts and Employment Benefits of Using Geothermal Energy

Developing geothermal resources translate to more jobs at home, and a more robust economy.

States and local communities using geothermal energy find that economic development and employment benefits are interrelated.

When the geothermal industry plans for and builds power plants or direct-use applications, like greenhouses, they make expenditures for services and equipment. These expenditures stimulate the creation of additional indirect jobs, more economic activity, and increased tax revenues. Ultimately, this reduces the burden on individual taxpayers.

Learn more about the geothermal power and direct-use industry's:

Economic impacts
Employment benefits
- Geothermal development job types and impacts

For information about the geothermal heat pump industry, see the Geothermal Heat Pump Consortium web site.