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2012: Important Geothermal Events
December 19, 2012 | Seeking Alpha

“More than 128 megawatts of geothermal capacity came on-line in the U.S. in 2012, the second largest annual capacity addition since 2005.” This article on the Seeking Alpha blog lists twelve important geothermal events from 2012.


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