BOISE, IDAHO--(Marketwired - Mar 28, 2016) - U.S. Geothermal Inc. (NYSE MKT:HTM), a leading renewable energy company, announced today that the company will be attending investor conferences sponsored by Sidoti & Company, LLC and The Astrologers Fund, Inc.

Doug Glaspey, President/COO and Founding Director, will attend the Sidoti Emerging Growth 2016 Conference on March 31st at the Marriott Marquis Hotel in New York City where he will be presenting at 9:00am - 9:30am ET in room 6 - Palace, as well as meeting with institutional investors.

Mr. Glaspey will then present at The Astrologers' Fund April 2016 Natural Resources Investment Symposium Luncheon. The company will be one of only three companies to present their growth strategy at 12:30pmET and meet with Institutional Investors.

About U.S. Geothermal Inc.:

U.S. Geothermal Inc. is a leading and profitable renewable energy company focused on the development, production and sale of electricity from geothermal energy. The company is currently operating geothermal power projects Neal Hot Springs, Oregon, San Emidio, Nevada and Raft River, Idaho, for a total power generation of approximately 45 MWs. Power plant upgrade projects may add 6 MWs to these operating projects. The company is also developing an additional 90 MWs of projects at: the Geysers, California; a second phase project at San Emidio, Nevada; at Crescent Valley, Nevada; and the El Ceibillo project located near Guatemala City, Guatemala. US Geothermal's growth strategy is to reach 200 MWs of generation by 2020 through a combination of internal development and strategic acquisitions.

About Sidoti & Company, LLC:

For 17 years, Sidoti has been the pre-eminent, full service broker-dealer focused exclusively on providing small- and micro-cap research to prominent institutions in the U.S., Canada, and the U.K., making the convention the ideal forum for presenting companies to promote their company investment profile, and for members of the investment community to discover new emerging growth ideas.

For more information on the conference or for investors to register, please go to www.sidoti.com.

About Astrologers Fund:

AFund Investment events are among New York's most well respected small to midcap venues. Presenting companies network with professional and high net worth investors in an exclusive and intimate setting, the Princeton Club in New York. The audience is composed primarily of market professionals: institutional investors, hedge funds, portfolio managers, analysts, investment bankers and brokers as well as family offices and high net worth investors.

For more information on the conference or for investors to register, please go to www.afund.com

The information provided in this news release may contain forward-looking statements within the definition of the Safe Harbor provisions of the U.S. Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Readers are cautioned to review the risk factors identified by the company in its filings with US and Canadian securities agencies. All statements, other than statements of historical fact, included herein, without limitation, statements relating to the future operating or financial performance of U.S. Geothermal, are forward-looking statements. Forward-looking statements are frequently, but not always, identified by words such as "expects," "anticipates," "believes," "intends," "estimates," "potential," "possible," and similar expressions, or statements that events, conditions, or results "will," "may," "could," or "should" occur or be achieved. These forward-looking statements may include statements regarding the ability to execute on the strategic growth plans or other statements that are not statements of fact. Forward-looking statements involve various risks and uncertainties. There can be no assurance that such statements will prove to be accurate, and actual results and future events could differ materially from those anticipated in such statements. Important factors that could cause actual results to differ materially from U.S. Geothermal's expectations include the uncertainties involving the availability of financing in the debt and capital markets; uncertainties involved in the interpretation of results of well tests; the need for cooperation of government agencies in the development and operation of properties; the need to obtain permits and governmental approvals; risks of construction; unexpected cost increases, which could include significant increases in estimated capital and operating costs; and other risks and uncertainties disclosed in U.S. Geothermal's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2015 filed with the United States Securities and Exchange Commission and Canadian securities regulatory authorities and in other U.S. Geothermal reports and documents filed with applicable securities regulatory authorities from time to time. Forward-looking statements are based on management's expectations, beliefs and opinions on the date the statements are made. U.S. Geothermal Inc. assumes no obligation to update forward-looking statements if management's expectations, beliefs, or opinions, or other factors, should change.

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