[Herzo61]

I have often wondered why we don’t drill adjacent to a volcano and tap the heat energy for steam production. The energy needs of the whole country could be supplied with what is available.

[ProtectOurFreedom]

"Tap a volcano for energy"?

It's been done the world over. It's called "geothermal power." Here's the Geysers Powerplant in Northern California.

It is technically very hard to do. This is a severe corrosive environment due to all the sulfur and other corrosive minerals in the earth. You have a lot of very dirty water to clean up.