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WASHINGTON -- Geothermal energy production has expanded 50% over the past decade and this renewable power source is now serving over 47 million people worldwide, according to the U.S. Geothermal Energy Association (GEA).

The data released by GEA shows only a slight increase in geothermal production in the US and Europe, but significant gains in other countries. Over the last decade, geothermal production in Indonesia quadrupled from 144 to 589 megawatts (MW). Japan nearly tripled its geothermal power from 214 MW to 546 MW. In the Philippines ...

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