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Iceland Is Drilling a 3-Mile Hole to Tap Magma Pow...
The article is somewhat misleading. The 50MW number refers to power provided by each borehole, not an entire plant. For example, the Hellisheiði Geothermal Power Station [1] generates around 450MW using 30 holes.
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hellisheiði_Power_Station
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[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hellisheiði_Power_Station