Dandelion Energy Bringing Affordable Geothermal to New York

Reader Contribution by Seth Leitman
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When I bought my home over a decade ago there was one thing I definitely noticed. The basement during the summer was always naturally cool because it was underground. One day I’m going to go geothermal HVAC. Part of the reason now how has to do with my newest partners/sponsors – Dandelion Energy which provides low cost geothermal to homeowners. and part If you are looking for an environmentally friendly way to heat and cool your home.

What’s Geothermal Again? Drill Baby Drill!

Ground source heat pumps use underground pipes to extract heat energy from the ground. They do this by circulating a mixture of both water and anti freeze across a pipe called a ground loop. Heat beneath the ground is soaked up into the liquid eventually passing through the heat exchanger and into the heat pump. Believe it or not the ground actually stays at a relatively consistent temperature so that this systems is still useable in the frostiest of winter months. They length of the underground loop depends mostly on the size of the property and that amount of heat that is required. Larger loops can certainly extract more heat but require more space to be buried with. Sometimes when space is on the tight side a borehole can be drilled as an alternative. Of course this heat can be used with traditional infrastructure such as radiators, hot water and under floor heating.

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