Can the US gov. developer THERMAL ENERGY and own the sites for its people?

Question

Can the US gov. developer THERMAL ENERGY and own the sites for its people?

Answer 1

Can it!? Yes. The government can do pretty much whatever it wants.

Should it!? No. We already have so much excess energy production we operate over 100 federal dams at 1% output. If they were operated at their rated power, the price of electricity would drop to 1/20th of it's current price.

We wouldn't want that, would we? There is no energy shortage. Just a whole lot of generators idleing to protect the power companies profit margins. I know. I've walked those dams.

Answer 2

No - It's better if private citizens buy the property and develop thermal energy if it's available.