Geothermal-generated electricity was first produced at Larderello, Italy, in 1904. since then, the use of geothermal energy for electricity has grown worldwide to about 8,000 megawatts of which the United States produces 2700 megawatts. Geothermal power is generated over 20 countries around the world including Iceland, United States, Italy, France, New Zealand, Mexico, the Philippines, Indonesia and Japan. The largest dry steam field in the world is The Geysers, about 90 miles north of San Francisco begun in 1960 which produces 2000 MWe.
See also Geothermal heating[?]
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