{"database": "press", "table": "releases", "rows": [["https://fulcher.house.gov/2025/02/28/id-0f54b621-7c06-4cc1-a4d7-33d37d3d6ba6/", "Fulcher Re-Introduces CLEAN Act to Bolster Geothermal Energy Production", "2025-02-28", "2025", "2025-02", "Republican", "House", "ID", "Russ Fulcher", "F000469", "fulcher.house.gov", "fulcher", "https://fulcher.house.gov/category/press-releases/", "scraper", "CONTACT: Christiann\u00e9 Allen, Christianne.Allen@mail.house.gov\n\nWASHINGTON, D.C. \u2014 U.S. Congressman Russ Fulcher (Idaho-01) re-introduced the Committing Leases for Energy Access Now (CLEAN) Act, legislation that passed the House of Representatives in the 118th Congress on a bipartisan basis.\n\nThe bill is part of a broader effort by House Republicans to increase domestic power production and diversify the United States\u2019 energy portfolio to meet growing demand.\n\nCongressman Fulcher stated, \u201cGeothermal has the potential to be an energy giant for America. However, nearly 90% of our nation\u2019s geothermal resources are located on federally managed lands, which have been historically mismanaged. I am proud to reintroduce the CLEAN Act to ensure the Department of Interior holds frequent lease sale opportunities to allow for the exploration and development of this clean energy resource. I look forward to working with my House and Senate colleagues to deliver this legislation to President Trump\u2019s desk.\u201d\n\nAccording to the Department of Energy, the United States leads the world in geothermal electricity-generating capacity\u2014just over 4 gigawatts. That\u2019s enough to power the equivalent of about 3 million U.S. homes.\n\nNatural Resources Committee Chairman Bruce Westerman added, \u201cUnleashing America\u2019s energy dominance requires all-of-the-above solutions, including geothermal. Thanks to Congressman Fulcher\u2019s CLEAN Act, America can reduce our reliance on adversarial nations and tap into homegrown resources to meet skyrocketing energy demands. I want to thank him for his leadership and his continued work on energy issues across the country.\u201d\n\nThe legislation is supported by Fervo Energy, a leading developer of carbon-free baseload power.\n\nBackground\n\nIdaho plays a leading role in geothermal energy production. The City of Boise is home to the nation\u2019s first geothermal district heating system, established in 1892. The system supplies naturally heated water through over 20 miles of pipeline, heating more than 6 million square feet of building space, including the Idaho State Capitol\u2014the only geothermally heated capitol building in the U.S.\n\nTo begin developing geothermal resources on federally controlled lands, projects must first obtain a lease, making consistent lease sales crucial to the expansion of this energy source. The lack of geothermal leasing and the slow permitting process results in timelines longer than many other energy projects.\n\nThe CLEAN Act amends the Geothermal Steam Act of 1970 to:\n\nRequire yearly lease sales for geothermal energy;\n\nRequire the Secretary to hold replacement lease sales for any sales that are missed in a given calendar year.\n\n###", 1, "2026-03-30T01:40:41Z", "2026-04-06T23:42:11Z"]], "columns": ["url", "title", "date", "year", "month", "party", "chamber", "state", "member_name", "bioguide_id", "domain", "scraper", "source", "date_source", "text", "has_text", "collected_at", "updated_at"], "primary_keys": ["url"], "primary_key_values": ["https://fulcher.house.gov/2025/02/28/id-0f54b621-7c06-4cc1-a4d7-33d37d3d6ba6/"], "units": {}, "query_ms": 2.035911660641432, "source": "dwillis/congress-press", "source_url": "https://github.com/dwillis/congress-press", "license": "MIT", "license_url": "https://github.com/dwillis/congress-press/blob/main/LICENSE"}