What does geothermal mean to YOU?

Geothermal energy is a clean, reliable source of electricity that can help solve some of Canada’s greatest challenges, namely providing energy security, economic growth and reducing our CO2 emissions.

There is over 5,000 MW of geothermal potential in Canada with readily available technology, which posits massive economic and environmental benefits for Canada.

We’ve listed some facts about geothermal energy below. Out of this list, which one is most important to YOU?

Please click the boxes to choose your top 5 most important geothermal facts.

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* 1. 5,000 MW of geothermal power can provide at least 12,000 MWth of by-product heat for direct uses and generate up to 43,000 GWh/yr of power. The stats below are equivalent to these numbers:

(Please click your top 5 choices)

Offer a renewable energy baseload option for the power grid

Heat 750,000 homes

Grow billions of kilograms of greenhouse veggies like tomatoes, peppers, cucumbers, etc.

Generate an amount of power equivalent to the entire BC Hydro system

Produce ~10% of Canada's total electricity generation

Could replace, in its entirety, the installed Alberta coal-fired power plant fleet

This is approximately 1/2 the size of the installed nuclear fleet in Ontario

Power 5 million households

Eliminate 25 million tonnes/yr of CO2 (e.g. 12.5% of Alberta's 2050 GHG reduction commitment)

Create 9,000 full-time jobs (e.g. 3x the number of jobs created by Canada's offshore oil industry in Newfoundland and Labrador)

Support 30,000 person years of part-time jobs

Spur more than $30 billion in capital investment on power plants (e.g. 3/4 the spend required to add another 25 years of life to 10 Ontario nuclear power plants)

Yield $4.4 billion/yr in power sales

Establish a goods and services spend of greater than $875 million/yr

Be built with the smallest environmental footprint of any energy source

Be partially developed via already existing co-produced fluids from mining and oil and gas activities

Solve high energy costs in northern, First Nation and remote communities

Contribute to Canada’s northern sovereignty by increasing the standard of living and enabling communities to be fuel and food independent

Present power export opportunities to the U.S

Place Canada as one of the Top 5 geothermal producers in the world

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* 1. 5,000 MW of geothermal power can provide at least 12,000 MWth of by-product heat for direct uses and generate up to 43,000 GWh/yr of power. The stats below are equivalent to these numbers:(Please click your top 5 choices)

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* 2. Have your own reason about why geothermal power and heat production is important to you? We'd love to hear so feel free to insert it below:

* 1. 5,000 MW of geothermal power can provide at least 12,000 MWth of by-product heat for direct uses and generate up to 43,000 GWh/yr of power. The stats below are equivalent to these numbers:

(Please click your top 5 choices)