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Geothermal Energy vs. Fossil Fuels: Be Careful What You Wish For

18 Feb 2025 | Abstracted from CleanTechnica

"Geothermal energy is throwing off the shackles of the past and extending its reach across the country, with a particular focus on pushing natural gas out of the power generation industry...The opportunities for geothermal development in the US have skyrocketed...geothermal solutions, including energy storage and baseload power generation...installed capacity of geothermal energy will rise from its lowly state of 16.8 gigawatts globally up to 28 gigawatts within the next few years, and on up to 100 by 2050."

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