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Old 02-17-14, 12:15 PM
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prathmann
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Where are you? It takes a lot of energy to melt snow and ice - only a few places have cheap geothermal energy available. And clearly the temperature plays a role as well. One thing if it's mainly water already at 0C, another if it's at -30C.
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