State-Level Policy and Project Activity Accelerating

Utah SB132 enables Rodatherm's 200 MW closed-loop project in Brigham City. Colorado SB26-142 expands community-scale projects. New Mexico awarded $7.5M in grants including HeatFlow's low-temp turbine. Idaho leasing bill advances. Arizona allocated $1.5M for siting research. Colorado State Land Board RFP for geothermal on trust land. A recent deep GSHP drill test in Colorado reached 1,000 ft under a high school field, demonstrating innovative drilling through cobble that could halve borehole requirements. New Mexico state officials suggested Indigenous communities could pool resources for a geothermal development group. Zanskar's AI-guided well revived the Lightning Dock plant to full 15 MW capacity, showing potential to rejuvenate underperforming conventional resources.