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Flooded coal mines beneath Cumberland, British Columbia are being studied as the foundation for a town-wide geothermal system. Local leaders and university researchers are testing whether water pooled in the abandoned tunnels can provide low-carbon heating and cooling.
Now, through the Cumberland District Energy project, the municipality is partnering with the University of Victoria-led Accelerating Community Energy Transformation (ACET) initiative to assess whether mine water can serve as a geothermal resource. The underground labyrinth that once powered an extractive economy is now being evaluated as a shared, low-carbon energy asset.
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