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Fracking for Heat: A New Source of Clean Energy?
Southern California Edison — one of America's largest power companies — will buy power from 7-year-old fracking startup Fervo, reports the Washington Post. "But instead of oil and gas, Fervo is hunting heat, a more abundant resource that neither pollutes the air nor contributes to glob...
"But instead of oil and gas, Fervo is hunting heat, a more abundant resource that neither pollutes the air nor contributes to global warming." That is less than one-fifth of the generating capacity of the Diablo Canyon nuclear power plant, which by itself provides nearly a tenth of California's electricity. But as the first power purchasing agreement between an electric utility and an enhanced geothermal company, the deal represents a milestone in the effort to limit global warming.
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