Geothermal Royalty Reform Act
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- Stage
- On calendar
- Started in
- House
- Sponsors
- 2
- Latest action
- May 20, 2026
What it does
The Geothermal Royalty Reform Act would amend the Geothermal Steam Act of 1970 to require that royalties on geothermal energy production be calculated based on the output of each individual electric generating facility, rather than aggregated across leases. It defines a "geothermal electric generating facility" as a distinct unit producing electricity from geothermal resources, unless it shares a turbine with another facility, and ties royalty calculations to the 10-year period following each facility's in-service date. This change affects geothermal energy producers operating on federal leases by altering how royalties are assessed and paid over the initial decade of a facility's operation.
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