Geothermal heating for the homeowner.
The New York Times' Real Estate section reports on New York's ban on natural gas hookups. This is a far cry from the days when natural gas utility companies were wooing oil-heating customers with slogans. such as, "clean, dependable gas." If you can't heat with gas, what are you to do?
How about geothermal energy? What is it? Per the Times,
"Geothermal energy systems use a network of underground pipes, commonly referred to as ground loops, which circulate water and propylene glycol, a type of nontoxic alcohol, all year. During the winter, the ground loops absorb the heat from the earth, which stays steady at about 50 degrees Fahrenheit. The heated liquid circulating in the loop is pushed into a pump system inside the house that then produces warm air. In the summer, the pump sucks out the warm air in the home and pushes it back into the cooler ground."Having said all of that, NY's recently enacted ban on new natural gas hook-ups may direct more homeowners towards the geothermal source. After all, it doesn't disturb the environment, does it?
Real the full story, Converting to Geothermal Energy.
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