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		ninetyninenine on March 15, 2025 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Can a Geothermal Startup Vaporize Rock to Drill th... I feel the energy spent vaporizing the rocks is more then the energy gained.

victorbjorklund on March 15, 2025 | [–]

No, if it works as planned then the energy is cheap in comparison to the total cost of drilling a hole.

littlestymaar on March 15, 2025 | [–]

They plan to use just a megawatt of power to drill, it's not even close.

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