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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 the statements above?
- Enhanced geothermal systems cannot generate power at any location on Earth.
- The earthquakes triggered by fracturing caused significant property damage.
- Whether an enhanced geothermal project proceeds can depend on more than the underground geology alone.
- Regulators everywhere will shut down enhanced geothermal projects that cause tremors.
- Conventional geothermal plants do not require fracturing hot dry rock.
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