As long ago as 10,000 years, Native Americans used hot springs for cooking. However. it was in July 1904, that Italian Prince Piero Ginori Conti tested the first geothermal power plant using the earth's internal heat to generate electricity.Hague to warm 4,000 homes with geothermal heat - USATODAY.com
More than 70 countries presently use geothermal energy commercially, accounting for about 0.42% of the world's energy supply. Over half of Iceland's energy is from geothermal sources, however the US produces the most geothermal energy from more than 40 power plants.
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