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Underneath Minnesota, Abundant Geothermal Energy Goes Untapped (Finance and Commerce)

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Beneath Minnesota’s often cold surface is a hot heart of granite that could serve as an energy source in the future.

Scientists studying the Earth’s crust in Minnesota have discovered that the geothermal potential is much greater than originally thought, especially in the western and central parts of the state. If harnessed, that energy source could replace today’s power infrastructure at a competitive price.

“When you look at all the energy emitted from the core of the Earth every day, it amounts to three times the amount of energy used in the world,” said Donald Fosnacht of the University of Minnesota-Duluth’s Natural Resources Research Institute. “It’s basically lost to space.”

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