| Title | Should Geothermal Project Companies be Public? |
|---|---|
| Authors | Mcllveen, John |
| Year | 2010 |
| Conference | Geothermal Resources Council Transactions |
| Keywords | ITC; Geothermal; Ormat; IPO; Magma Energy; Nevada Geothermal; Sierra Geothermal; G4G Resources; Ram Power; US Geothermal; Raser Technologies; IPP; Power Income Trust; PIPE; Secondary; JV |
| Abstract | The publicly listed geothermal companies have raised equity of $1.807 billion since April 2004 in 83 transactions. Private geothermal companies have raised $861 million during the same time period in 32 transactions (Appendix A). The public return in the last three years has averaged a loss of (51)%. Should the geothermal project companies be public? |