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Enhanced geothermal systems fracture hot dry rock deep underground so water can circulate and pick up heat. In principle this allows power generation almost anywhere. But at several sites the fracturing triggered small earthquakes, and one project was shut down by regulators after tremors alarmed nearby residents.
Which of the following can be most properly inferred from these statements?
- Enhanced geothermal systems cannot generate electric power at any location anywhere on Earth.
- The earthquakes triggered by the underground fracturing caused significant damage to nearby residents' property.
- Whether an enhanced geothermal project proceeds can depend on more than the underground geology alone.
- Regulators in every single jurisdiction will shut down any enhanced geothermal project that causes tremors.
- Conventional geothermal plants, unlike enhanced systems, do not require fracturing hot dry rock.
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