IMPACT
Six states and counting. Real wins & momentum
From Arizona to Pennsylvania, here’s where InnerSpace Action has boots on the ground, and geothermal is heating up.
Our advocacy across America
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Policy Timeline
Major milestones & victories
2026
The Louisiana House adopts HR279, sponsored by Rep. Joseph Orgeron, recognizing the value of geothermal energy development in the state, by a vote of 93–3.
2026
2026
The Future of Geothermal in Pennsylvania published with researchers at four Pennsylvania universities, Penn State, Villanova, Drexel, and Washington & Jefferson College, and practitioners from law, policy, and energy engineering, resulting in 23 policy recommendations, including a clear permitting framework.
The Future of Geothermal in New Mexico published through the New Mexico Bureau of Geology & Mineral Resources, with researchers from UNM, NM State University, NM Tech, and practitioners across law, tribal government, industry, and regulatory agencies, resulting in $10 million in new state geothermal support secured via legislature.
2024
InnerSpace Action is founded
Created as the 501c4 partner to Project InnerSpace, built to turn geothermal research into legislative wins in statehouses.
TxGEA, an InnerSpace supported partner, advances SB 785, SB 786, and SB 1210 with near-unanimous bipartisan support. Railroad Commission is established as lead regulator. Heat ownership is clarified, and co-production pathway is created for existing oil and gas wells.
2022
The Future of Geothermal in Texas published with researchers from five Texas universities, UT Austin, SMU, Rice, Texas A&M, and University of Houston, the University Lands Office, and the International Energy Agency. The report identifies the legal and regulatory gaps standing in the way of geothermal development and lays out a chapter-by-chapter roadmap to close them.