Canadian Geothermal Energy Association

The Canadian Geothermal Energy Association (CanGEA) is the collective voice of Canada's geothermal energy industry. As a non-profit industry association, we represent the interests of our member companies with the primary goal of unlocking the country's tremendous geothermal energy potential.

By 2025, geothermal power plants with a capacity of 5,000 MW could be installed and would provide up to 41,000 GWh/yr of competitively priced, renewable, base-load power to the Canadian and U.S. markets. Using reliable technology, geothermal energy could power 5 million households; generate the equivalent amount of power as the entire coal-fired power plant fleet in Alberta (39,000 GWh/yr) or roughly 70% of British Columbia's hydropower generation (59,000 GWh/yr). If fossil fuels are substituted with geothermal energy, Canada’s CO2 emissions could be reduced by up to 25 million tonnes per year. Simultaneously, this development could create up to 39,000 part-time and full-time jobs. Additionally, geothermal energy can help to reduce high electricity and heating costs, which are prevalent in remote communities in the Canadian North - fostering energy security, economic growth and sustainable development.

CanGEA promotes the potential of geothermal energy in Canada through outreach events, research, policy work and representation of Canadian interests internationally.