Doug Dougherty is the president and CEO of the Geothermal Exchange Organization (GEO). He played a major role in the lobbying effort that got the federal geothermal tax credits reinstated in 2018, retroactive to Jan. 1, 2017. The NEWS spoke with Dougherty about the impact of the tax credit, trends in geothermal, and GEO’s increased focus on state-level policies.