what are economic impacts of geothermal energy
Rural areas, where many of the geothermal resources that can be produced for energy consumption are located, can suffer from economic depression and high unemployment. Geothermal developers bring significant economic advantages such as jobs and tax payments.s geothermal market investment growing? A 2006 GEA estimate showed that for every dollar invested in geothermal energy, the resulting growth of output to the U.S. economy is $2.50, or, a geothermal investment of $400 million would result in a growth of output of $1 billion for the entire U.S. economy.