Ten Important Facts to Know aboutOregon’s Geothermal Power in 2014 There is about 33 MW of geothermal power on-line in Oregon producing 165 GWh in 2013. The U.S. Geological Survey estimates that there are an additional 500 MW of discovered geothermal power resources in Oregon and 1,800 MW of undiscovered resources. Geothermal power provides affordable power according to studies produced in 2014 by the Energy Information Agency, Bloomberg New Energy Finance, California Public Utilities Commission and others. Geothermal power projects have the lowest land density compared to any other renewable power technology. Every additional megawatt of geothermal power can enable the installation of 3 to 5 megawatt of additional intermittent power like solar and wind power.