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A huge battery has replaced Hawaii's last coal plant (www.canarymedia.com)
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A huge battery has replaced Hawaii's last coal plant::undefined

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[โ€“] DaCrazyJamez@sh.itjust.works 17 points 2 years ago (1 children)

Geothermal energy requires a very stable heat source near the surface. Unfortunately, while volcanoes meet both the "heat source" and "near surface" criteria, they are not at all stable.

[โ€“] paholg@lemm.ee 1 points 2 years ago

It's still wild to me that I visited Hawaii as a kid, and then several years later. When I went back, a road I had driven on as kid was covered in lava.