GeoMicroDistrict system

Gas utility

Energy efficiency and renewable energy consulting

A neighborhood-scale geothermal heating system that uses ground-source heat pump technology with vertical boreholes and an ambient water loop to provide heating and cooling to multiple residential buildings.

A heating and cooling system that transfers thermal energy from the ground to deliver heating and cooling for buildings within a geothermal district network.

Renewable energy source that experienced increased production in 2010 alongside solar and wind.

Merrimack Valley, Massachusetts

Massachusetts

A neighborhood-scale geothermal heating system using ground-source heat pump technology with vertical boreholes and ambient water loops to provide heating and cooling to multiple residential buildings as an alternative to natural gas.

A proposed Massachusetts legislative bill that would allow utilities to purchase geothermal energy instead of natural gas for residential heating and hot water.