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West Virginia Is Geothermically Active

Posted by Soulskill on from the time-to-sell-some-volcano-insurance dept.

sciencehabit writes "Researchers have uncovered the largest geothermal hot spot in the eastern United States. According to a unique collaboration between Google and academic geologists, West Virginia sits atop several hot patches of Earth, some as warm as 200C and as shallow as 5 kilometers. If engineers are able to tap the heat, the state could become a producer of green energy for the region."

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  1. "shallow" by v1 · · Score: 1, Troll

    and as shallow as 5 kilometers

    Their definition of "shallow" varies greatly from mine.

    Is it even practical to do geothermal energy at that depth?

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