User blog comment:JohnTAD/Seabase Power Sources Compared/@comment-37063932-20181002230505/@comment-36850877-20181002231814

True, but placing Thermal Plants in the better production areas can be dangerous, especially without a Reinforced Dive Suit. Not to mention, sometimes a good location for a Thermal Plant is difficult to get power from in your base location, either requiring going into dangerous areas, like the Dunes. Or a lot of Power Transmittors.