Comment by dboreham
10 hours ago
There are also places in the US with boiling water at the surface. I live near one of those places so always curious about geothermal. There's a spot near my house in a creek bed where snow always melts even in deep winter so apparently I have some potential heat source. Our well water is cold though.
Not near me, but hot water spring, rivers and beaches made for a nice soak every now and again.
Turning them all into power plants would be a shame, but there is plenty of space for both.
You don't necessarily have to choose one or the other. The Blue lagoon in Iceland is a famous example. The water comes from a power plant nearby.
You're not required to site them that close either, because of how regional the conditions usually are. A couple miles plus or minus doesn't change things too much.