Cohousing-L Mailing List: Re: Making 'Clean Energy' Pay

[Katie Henry (katie-henry]

Concerning geothermal -- You don't need all that much space for  
wells. We have forty 600-foot wells in our courtyard, which measures  
48 feet by 128 feet.

Katie
Eastern Village Cohousing
Silver Spring, MD


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Nothing against solar, but no one has (recently) mentioned ground  
source heat pumps. Since most of our residential energy needs are  
concerned with heating and cooling houses, this is an awfully good  
way to save energy, IMHO. No visual impact, no noise, some capital  
investment, pretty good repair record - what's not to like ? Add some  
passive solar and PV, and you might be in pretty good shape ! Yes,  
you need space to drill a well, but we have18 ground source wells  
running here at LV in a clustered unit layout with almost no problems  
in 5 years.

Cheers

JAB