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respecting the Limits of Sustainability
In cases where the exploration program for a given geothermal field shows very positive results and 
where electricity demand is sufficient, it is tempting for the developer to assume that it should be 
possible to build a large power plant in just one step to capture the entire productive capacity of the 
geothermal field. However, even if reinjection is done as required, oversizing the plant may result in 
exceeding the productive capacity of the geothermal resource.