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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Geothermal Energy

The economical choice.