FAQs
- What is geothermal energy?
- How is geothermal heat created?
- How have people used geothermal heat in the past?
- Where does geothermal energy come from?
- How does geothermal heat produce electricity?
- Where is geothermal energy found in the U.S. and worldwide?
- Do Native Hawaiians and environmentalists oppose geothermal?
- How does geothermal heat produce electricity?
- What did the experimental well accomplish?
- When did electricity come to Hawaii?
- When did geothermal energy become commercially available in Hawaii?
- What happens in the event of a lava flow in the area?
- Where is geothermal energy used in Hawaii?
- Are there uses for geothermal heat other than to produce electricity?
- What is the state’s interest in expanding geothermal energy?
- What direct use applications are there?
- What is geothermal’s long-term outlook in Hawaii?
- What are the benefits of renewable energies in general?
- What is the Geothermal Asset Fund and Royalty Fund?