GET UNDER MY LAWN: Drill rigs like this one can operate at 8 feet and — paired with an operator trained specifically for the job — can suffice for many residential geothermal direct exchange projects.

GEO HOOD: Large, planned developments, like the 600-acre Norton Commons (pictured), can sustain the upfront costs of geothermal through economies of scale. “The large-scale guys have it figured out; ...

Dear Jim: I should replace my old heating/cooling system with a more efficient one. With gas prices going up, shortages of propane, etc., is installing a geothermal heat pump wise and what types are ...

Comparatively, What are Open Loop Systems? Open loop systems refer to another type of geothermal system where water is pumped out of the ground, run, through the geothermal heat pump, and then dumped ...

-- A geothermal heating and cooling system has been installed in a home in the township, perhaps the first of many to come. The environmentally friendly system replaces the propane that once heated ...

One of the most cost-effective ways to make your house more comfortable year-round could be right beneath your feet. Much of the heating and cooling can come from an energy-efficient source known as a ...

Cudahy resident Morgan Gottschalk sees gas and electric prices only going up, so he’s building a home that will have no gas lines and will generate most of its own electricity. How? Through geothermal ...

On a rainy spring day, a drill rig punched hundreds of feet into the earth, spilling muddy water out onto a dirt lot at the University of Louisville, where a new engineering school will soon stand.