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Labor leaders and a bipartisan crew of state lawmakers want $200 million in the upcoming state budget to build shared heating and cooling systems called thermal energy networks. They said TENs will lower utility bills, reduce strain on the power grid, and secure jobs for union pipe workers.
According to the U.S. Department of Energy, the geothermal heat pumps powering TENs can hit 300% to 600%. And unlike natural gas, which spikes based on global markets, geothermal is locally “mined” either from the ground or from wasted heat.
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