Geothermal

Obama pledges $467m for US geothermal and solar The 72,000-panel, 14-megawatt solar array provides a quarter of the electricity used at the Nellis Air Force Base, where some 12,000 people work and live. Photograph: Nellis Air Force Base

Obama pledges $467m for US geothermal and solar

US President Barack Obama pledged $467m from his massive stimulus package for the development of geothermal and solar energy on Wednesday, stating the US has to make the choice to become a renewable power.

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Benjamin Romano

Published: Thursday, May 28 2009

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