Framingham, Massachusetts, has launched the nation's first neighborhood-scale geothermal project, marking a significant milestone in clean energy. The innovative system utilizes a one-mile loop of pipes carrying underground heat to efficiently heat and cool 31 homes and 5 commercial buildings. This pilot project, which shifts gas utilities to clean heat from geothermal heat exchange networks, aims to model a carbon-free future for gas utilities. Residents, like Jennifer and Eric Mauchan, who currently rely on air conditioners, could benefit from reduced electric bills and a more sustainable energy source. This thermal energy network is the first U.S. utility-run project of its kind.
Exciting milestone in clean energy: Framingham, MA, launches the nation's 1st neighborhood-scale geothermal project. This innovative system uses underground temperatures to efficiently heat & cool 31 homes & 5 commercial buildings, paving the way for a sustainable future.
Neighborhood in Mass. will soon be on geothermal energy network | Click on the image to read the full story https://t.co/q9CwD6y6la
One of the coolest things happening in the energy world: in Mass., they're implementing the first pilot of a geoexchange network -- basically a network of pipes that use hot water (rather than gas) & heat pumps (rather than furnaces) to heat buildings. https://t.co/NbxA9IDYFc
Massachusetts kicks off the nation's first pilot project to shift gas utilities to clean heat from geothermal heat exchange networks (aka ground source heat pumps). https://t.co/dFj7X95Nup https://t.co/bxCtqfW0Dv
The first U.S. utility-run thermal energy network — a one-mile loop of pipes carrying underground heat to customers switching from fossil gas to electric heat pumps — has turned on in Framingham, Mass.. Can it model a carbon-free future for gas utilities? https://t.co/cXCRqBWWcT
Climate solution: Massachusetts town experiments with community heating and cooling https://t.co/Ia7AVheJgv
Jennifer and Eric Mauchan live in a Cape Cod-style house in Framingham, Massachusetts that they’ve been cooling with five air conditioners. In the summer, the electric bill for the 2,600-square-foot home can be $200. https://t.co/Goo2YX1Knc