Sentences with phrase «lifetimes geothermal power plants»

While geothermal projects require significant up - front capital investments, especially for exploration, drilling, and power plant construction, the typically low operation cost — including zero expense for fuel — means that over their lifetimes geothermal power plants are often cost - competitive with fossil fuel or nuclear power plants.

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However, since the holes have to be so deep, dry - rock is an energy loser for the vast majority of the planet, unless you are in a geothermal zone, in which case you have about a 30 - year lifetime for your power plant, after which it is useless.