Helpful Energy Saving Tips for the Go Green Family

While doing some research on geothermal energy, I found only 5 states the United States use this type of resource for electrical power production. What is up… I can’t believe we are not tapping into this market. Geothermal energy is one of the oldest sources of energy production we have, but yet it is ranked 3rd in use. This renewable - permanent resource is something we really need to tap into. Research projects need more, and what I mean by that, is more funding, more publication and more support. This is a new age of going green on the environment, by tapping into the earths own furnace and natural steam producer we can reduce the carbon dioxide emissions currently being emitted by the fossil fuel electrical producers.

Not only is geothermal energy a great resource for electrical production, but also for heating and cooling. Animals have been using this source of heat and cooling since the age of time by burrowing down into the ground, so why can’t we. By using a geothermal heat pump in your home or business, you can heat in the winter and cool in the summer all from pumping water through pipes buried in the ground in a continuous loop, then pumping the naturally heated water back through the pipes and into your heating and cooling system. The water pulls the heat out in the summer and pushes the heat into the area in the winter. At just 6 feet under ground, the earth stays a constant temperature of a range from 45 to 75 degrees Fahrenheit.

Some very creative ways have been used with geothermal heat, it’s limitations are only by our ingenuity. For example in Oregon, one of the largest district heating systems, pumps geothermal heated water through pipes under the streets to keep them ice free in the winter. And in New Mexico they have installed pipes in the soil where flowers and vegetables are growing and pump geothermal heated water through them to keep the soil from freezing which extends the growing season.

Thousands of mega watts of energy are just sitting there for the taking. As drilling technologies become more advanced and we are able to drill deeper into the ground, then we can tap the true potential of the earth’s crust.

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