Solar

* In California 150,000 acres of desert land containing solar electric power plants could power 100% of California's electricity grid.
-- Analysis based on US Department of Energy studies and most current technologies

Geothermal

*Geothermal energy from advanced geothermal systems represents a large, indigenous resource that can provide base-load electric power and heat at a high level and can have a major impact on the United States, while incurring minimal environment impacts.
-- Pg. 1-3, The Future of Geothermal Energy, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2006

*The extractable portions of geothermal energy exceed "...2,000 times the annual consumption of primary energy in the United States in 2005"
-- Pg. 1-4, The Future of Geothermal Energy, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2006

Wind

*Over 15,000 megawatts of wind resource have been identified in California and in neighboring state resources.
-- Pg. 40, Achieving a 33% Renewable Energy Target, California Public Utilities Commission, Nov. 1, 2005

*Iowa cities will be powered by compressed wind storage plants, which store wind power in underground aquifer caves to drive compressors during periods of peak electricity needs . The Iowa Association of Municipal Utilities plans to power 75,000 homes with its initial plant.
-- "Wind Energy on Demand" Technology News, October 10, 2007

Biomass

*Over 1,700 megawatts of biomass resources have been identified in Claifornia, including landfill gas, urban municipal waste and dairy waste.
--Analysis based on US Department of Energy studies and most current technologies