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Re:A battery has replaced Hawaii's last coal plant on Thursday January 11, 2024 @01:14PM (#38956211)
For those confused by this comment, "It" refers to the coal power plant from the article, not the Kahe powerplant in the parent comment. I definitely went down a bit of a rabbit hole trying to confirm/deny that Kahe or Waiau shutfown before realizing my confusion.
Re:Underground Heat Is Shifting Chicago’s Foundations on Sunday July 16, 2023 @12:52PM (#36749050)
Bedrock is very deep in Seattle. You can see the map here: https://pubs.usgs.gov/mf/1692/plate-1.pdf

For instance the space needle is just on a giant hunk of concrete that is only 30ft deep. https://www.spaceneedle.com/history#:~:text=An%20underground....

But from memory most large buildings in the downtown area are on deep foundations in soils, not to bedrock.