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The TEN Playbook: Load, Risk, and ROI

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Robert Meyer
March 25, 2026
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es, drilling costs more upfront than rooftop boilers and chillers. But TENs shift the financial equation from CapEx to long-term OpEx, compliance, and asset value.


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Navigating the New Grid: The Thermal Energy Movement

Brock Yordy
Brock Yordy
March 24, 2026
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Geothermal uncertainty has gone beyond subsurface dynamics into the deep, dark depths of legislation and policymaking.


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The Driller Newscast episode 159: The Silver Tsunami and The Multi-Billion-Dollar Geothermal Boom
Episode 159 – The Driller Newscast

Geothermal's Future: Drillers Saving Water

John Oldani
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Brock Yordy
Brock Yordy
March 18, 2026
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Breaking down the opportunities of geothermal from water conservation to a workforce opening new doors to lead the geothermal movement.




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$889M Western Water Investment Moves Forward—But Bigger Questions Remain

Infrastructure upgrades promise supply gains as long-term challenges grow,
John Oldani
John Oldani
March 17, 2026
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In the West, water has never been just about infrastructure—it’s about priorities, tradeoffs, and how a region plans for an increasingly uncertain future.


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New Report Examines Environmental Policy Changes One Year Into Trump’s Second Term

National Driller staff
The Driller Staff
March 10, 2026
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Researchers note that many of the policy changes are recent and their long-term environmental effects remain uncertain.


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Vertical Turbine Pumps: Advanced Engineering Solutions Ensure Reliable Performance

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Alan Hummer
February 10, 2026
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Vertical turbine pumps represent a well-established and reliable technology that has stood the test of time.


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Colorado River Negotiators Are Nearly Out of Time and Snowpack

Bottom line: Time and water are running low on the Colorado River.
Jake Bolster Wyatt Myskow
February 4, 2026
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With another federal deadline only weeks away and record-low snowfall further drying out the watershed, states have begun talking about whether they are prepared for litigation.


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A Driller's Life: Safety at Home

This is the 8th Entry in Beath's Series
Jim Beath
February 3, 2026
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Entry number 8 of Jim Beath's engrossing series - this one is about safety on and off the rig.


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Coal Is Back (Again)

Here’s Why That Matters - and Why It’s Complicated
John Oldani
John Oldani
February 2, 2026
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The U.S. Department of Energy wants you to know one thing loud and clear: coal is not going quietly into the energy-transition night.


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Michigan’s Other Water Crisis: PFAS’s Prevalence in Private Wells

Michigan has met its match with the state’s over one million private wells, urging residents to get their water tested.
K.R. Callaway
January 7, 2026
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Ahead of the curve when it comes to testing city water for PFAS, Michigan has met its match with the state’s over one million private wells, urging residents to get their water tested.


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