特朗普政府将于周二在内华达州举行地热能租赁拍卖，涉及面积超过26.5万英亩，这是今年一系列联邦拍卖中的最新一场，这些拍卖吸引了创纪录的行业兴趣。
US holds Nevada geothermal auction amid soaring industry interest Oct 20 - The Trump administration will hold a sale of geothermal energy leases over 265,000 acres in Nevada on Tuesday, the latest in a string of federal auctions that have drawn record interest this year.
内政部土地管理局将通过Efficient Markets在线平台提供83个地块，拍卖于美国东部时间上午10点（格林威治标准时间1400）开始。根据拍卖文件，部分土地与大型太阳能项目重叠。
The Interior Department's Bureau of Land Management will offer 83 parcels through the Efficient Markets online platform starting at 10 a.m. EDT (1400 GMT). Some of the acreage overlaps with major solar energy projects, according to sale documents.
这是2026年举行的六场政府拍卖中的第四场，也是今年在内华达州举行的首场拍卖。内华达州拥有丰富的地热资源，得益于Ormat和Fervo等公司，是地热开发最活跃的州之一。
It is the fourth of six government sales held in 2026 and the first this year in Nevada, which boasts substantial geothermal resources. It is one of the most active states for development thanks to companies including Ormat and Fervo.
特朗普政府将地热能推广为一种有前景的新型持续供电来源，可帮助满足因人工智能扩张而激增的全国电力需求。
President Donald Trump's administration has promoted geothermal energy as a promising new source of always-on electricity that can help meet the nation's soaring demand for electricity tied to the expansion of artificial intelligence.
美国自20世纪中叶以来一直生产地热能，但近年来，随着公司采用石油天然气钻探技术开采深层地下热能，地热能已成为电力行业增长最快的领域之一。
Geothermal energy has been produced in the United States since the mid-1900s, but it has recently emerged as one of the fastest-growing areas of the power sector as companies have adapted oil-and-gas drilling techniques to tap heat deep underground.
拍卖起拍价为联邦规定的每英亩2美元最低价。据市场研究公司Currence称，今年租赁价格飙升，8月犹他州一场拍卖中中标平均价格达到每英亩创纪录的339美元。2025年之前的纪录仅为每英亩63美元。
Auction bidding will start at the federal minimum of $2 an acre. Lease prices have soared this year, with the average price per acre for winning bids at a single sale hitting a record $339 at a Utah auction in August, according to market research firm Currence. Prior to 2025, the record was just $63 an acre.
一年前在内华达州举行的一场地热租赁拍卖，中标平均价格为每英亩32美元。
A geothermal lease sale in Nevada a year ago commanded an average price per acre for winning bids of $32.