Dry-Specialist-2150 t1_ix12hw4 wrote
F-gas - what WE in northeast should develop is Geo Thermal
mynameisnotshamus OP t1_ix17dky wrote
Do you know much about it? It’s more problematic than you’d think.
Dry-Specialist-2150 t1_ix27brk wrote
Just what I read- temperature of below ground 4 to 5 feet is a close to 40 degrees year round- add a heat pump to heat 40degrees to 70 is more efficient than burning oil or gas or wood for that matter- likewise in summer you get the reverse.
mynameisnotshamus OP t1_ix3a6xe wrote
Completely anecdotal but I’ve heard there are often a lot of maintenance nightmares. I’ve also heard It’s difficult and expensive to retrofit into existing buildings. It seems amazing if you can make it work. Again, These are just foggy memories that stuck in my brain so who knows where the truth on geothermal is. If building new, I’d look into it.
giant_toad42 t1_ix2bxl9 wrote
That's nice.
But we're talking about electricity not heating houses.
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