Places where underground heat is tapped for electricity, including the Geysers in California, the Larderello field in Italy, the Hellisheidi station in Iceland and the Cerro Prieto station in Mexico. A facility belongs here when its cited article describes a geothermal field or a geothermal power station. It excludes solar and wind facilities, and this group records where the heat is drawn from the ground.
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The Geysers, Wikipedia
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The Geysers is the world's largest developed geothermal field, containing a complex of 18 geothermal power plants, drawing steam from more than 350 wells, located in the Mayacamas Mountains approximately 72 miles (116 km) north of San Francisco, California.
Hellisheiði Power Station (Wikipedia)
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The Hellisheiði Power Station (Icelandic: Hellisheiðarvirkjun, Icelandic pronunciation: [ˈhɛtlɪsˌheiːðarˌvɪr̥cʏn]) is the eighth-largest geothermal power station in the world and largest in Iceland.
Cerro Prieto Geothermal Power Station (Wikipedia)
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The Cerro Prieto Geothermal Power Station is a complex of geothermal power stations in Baja California, Mexico.
Larderello (Wikipedia)
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Larderello is a frazione of the comune of Pomarance, in Tuscany in central Italy, renowned for its geothermal productivity.
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