[rbanffy]

We’ll never know unless we do more research. I don’t think we can make a dent in the amount of energy under Yellowstone either way - if it’s going to blow, it will and there’s nothing we can do.

If we could take enough energy out of Yellowstone to make it less supervolcanic, we’d have a hard problem dealing with whatever waste heat would be left after consuming that much energy.

[_Microft]

The excess power, that is the power that is not reaching the surface by normal processes and that keeps heating up the volcano seems to be in the order of a few gigawatts. This is absolutely possible with cooling measures like they are used for large power plants.

[rbanffy]

This would be to keep temperatures constant. If we want it to be less of an existential threat to humanity, we should cool it down.

[robbedpeter]

This is energy that would be dispersed at the surface anyway, isn't it?