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The city of Boise, Idaho has been awarded $1 million to expand its historical geothermal district heating scheme – one of the oldest and the largest direct-use geothermal system in the United States. This expansion will make geothermal heating available to about 300 affordable-housing units in the Lusk district, resulting in up to 80% lower utility bills.
Findings from a feasibility study, also funded by Bloomberg Philanthropies, allowed the city to work through many of those issues and pursue a public-private partnership to pilot the expansion in an upcoming affordable housing development. Once implemented, the project will put Boise on the map as the first-ever direct use geothermal system used to heat multifamily affordable housing.
The project will also explore new uses for geothermal, including using the system as a cooling source as well.
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