Power fails, generator starts, life continues. Drilling and well completion costs account for a substantial share of total capital costs for a geothermal power project, a burden that sets the technology apart from wind or solar, where hardware sits above ground. The 40% climb in residential electricity costs since 2021 means buyers at every level of the grid are already watching the price column closely, making the cost gap harder to absorb quietly. That is the size of the engineering gap sitting behind every always-on contract being signed right now. The cost gap is a known engineering problem, not a reason to walk away from the technologyThe generator analogy only goes so far.