``There has been a 25% increase in new geothermal projects from August of 2008, when the last GEA report was released,’’ says Kara Slack, the report’s author. ``There is also an increase in overall production potential by 35%.’’
According to GEA, the 126 projects have potential to put 5,500MW of new geothermal power on line, equivalent to 15,000 MW - 20,000 MW from wind turbines or enough power for 5.5
