We want to inform all our readers that this is the last issue of the Geo-Heat Center Quarterly Bulletin. January 2013 marks the end of our contract under Award Number DEEE0002741. This contract allowed us to publish the Bulletin for three years (12 issues), prepare several state reports (Arizona, the Dakotas, Eastern States, Montana, Oregon, Washington and Wyoming) and to continue providing technical assistance to increase the utilization of geothermal energy in the U.S., especially in the areas of direct utilization