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		pencilguin on Nov 21, 2022 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Digging 10 miles underground could yield enough ge... California has got reliable power from geo for quite a few decades, as has Iceland. Iceland is not awash in geysers. Geo costs more than renewables, but that was not at issue. It is anyway cheaper than nukes, in places where it is used.

jasmer on Nov 21, 2022 [–]

Geothermal is not the same as drilling holes down into the earths crust. Geothermal is tapping into natural release of heat from the earth.

pencilguin on Nov 23, 2022 | [–]

...which involves drilling.

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