Geothermal Energy Is Revolutionizing School Heating Systems and Cutting Costs

Geothermal energy is revolutionizing school heating systems and cutting costs

Geothermal systems are heating and cooling K–12 schools across the U.S., saving cash-strapped districts money — just as the tax credits making it possible could be repealed.Anna Phillips reports for The Washington Post.In short:Schools from Maine to Missouri are swapping fossil fuel heating for geothermal systems that use the Earth’s steady underground temperature to heat and cool buildings, saving up to hundreds of thousands of dollars annually…

Geothermal energy can and should play a key role in municipal heat planning. How near-surface geothermal energy, in particular, can help municipalities was the topic of the 16th North German Geothermal Conference, hosted today by the LBEG at the Hanover Geocenter.