1. The economical choice.
Geothermal Energy
Geothermal Energy Is Generated Deep Inside the Earth
can recover heat as steam or hot water and use it to heat buildings or generate electricity
a renewable energy source because the heat is continuously produced inside the Earth
well-suited for integrated industrial use -- producing electricity, process steam, and heat for
a variety of industries and agricultural activities in a single region
makes use of the stable temperatures near the surface of the Earth in order to heat and
cool buildings
Capital costs for geothermal installations are lower than for comparable-size fossil- or nu-
clear-fueled plants, and once a plant is built, there are no fuel costs
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