Electricity Generation
Generation of Electricity using geothermal energy
Generating electricity with geothermal energy has increased significantly in recent years. As a result of a rapid expansion in Iceland's energy intensive industry, the demand for electricity has increased considerably.
The figure on the right shows the development from 1970-2013. The installed generation capacity of geothermal power plants totaled 665 MWe in 2013 and the production was 5.245 GWh, or 29% of the country's total electricity production.
Electricity consumption
The figure here on the right shows how the aluminum industry in Iceland used up to 70% of produced electricity in the year 2013.