- Zero carbon
- The process can scrub out sulphur that might have otherwise been released
- No fuel required (no mining or transportation)
- Not subject to the same fluctuations as solar or wind
- Smallest land footprint of any major power source
- Virtually limitless supply
- Inherently simple and reliable
- Can provide base load or peak power
- Already cost competitive in some areas
- Could be built underground
- Some level of geothermal energy available most places
- New technologies show promise to utilize lower temperatures
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- Destroys habitats and areas were life is key and futile
- Prime sites are very location-specific
- Prime sites are often far from population centres
- Losses due to long distance transmission of electricity
- Water usage
- Sulfur dioxide and silica emissions
- High construction costs
- Drilling into heated rock is very difficult
- Minimum temperature of 350F+ generally required
- Care must be taken to manage heat and not overuse it
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- Generated and stored in the Earth. Geothermal energy is the energy that determines the temperature of matter.
- Its Renewable
- Its convenient
- Its reliable
- It’s a cleaner power plant
- It has lots of uses
- GHP ‘s a money in the bank
- It’s got a bright future
- Hydrated but not hydraulic
- Its reliable
- It has an impact on local improvement
- A cleaner form of energy
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