U.S. Department of Energy - Energy Efficiency and Renewable EnergyGeothermal Technologies Program – GeoPowering the WestGeothermal Heat Pumps
The geothermal heat pump, also known as the ground source heat pump, is a highly efficient renewable energy technology that is gaining wide acceptance for both residential and commercial buildings, with over a million installed in the U.S. today. Geothermal heat pumps are used for space heating and cooling, as well as water heating. Its great advantage is that it works by concentrating naturally existing heat, rather than by producing heat through combustion of fossil fuels.
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