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During the past month, Geothermal Exchange Organization (GEO) President Doug Dougherty and GEO’s Illinois advocacy team convened a series of meetings with Illinois utility representatives and public policy officials to […]

On Nov. 11-14, Geothermal Exchange Organization (GEO) President and CEO, Doug Dougherty attended the National Association of Regulatory Utility Commissioners (NARUC) Annual Meeting in Baltimore, MD. Representatives from all 50 states were in attendance for three days of presentations on a variety of subjects. Notable were two reports that GEO will use to help make its case for geothermal heat ...Read More

On Nov. 16, the Geothermal Exchange Organization (GEO) Board of Directors voted unanimously to present The Southern Company / Gulf Power with its Utility Excellence Award. It recognizes "outstanding promotion of geothermal heat pumps by an Electric Service Provider to its customers as an efficient, renewable energy end-use alternative." "GEO appreciates Gulf Power/Southern Company's steadfast support of the geothermal heat ...Read More

The California Department of Water Resources (DWR) is embarking on an update of the Geothermal Heat Exchange Well (GHEW) Standards and invites your participation. Update of the GHEW Standards is […]

At a news conference in Burlington, VT, Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-VT) announced that a $1 million federal grant will help the Burlington Electric Department provide On-Bill Financing (OBF) to small business customers for energy efficiency projects, including geothermal heat pump installations. Sen. Sanders provided details of the new pilot program at a news conference with Burlington Mayor Miro Weinberger and ...Read More

In their 2012 paper, "The Importance of SEER and EER in Utility Air Conditioning Demand Side Management Programs," authors Mark Faulkenberry and Kalun Kelley (Western Farmers Electric Cooperative – Anadarko, OK), describe the inefficiency of depending solely on Seasonal Energy Efficiency Ratio (SEER) when rating residential air conditioning equipment, and how it unfairly impacts geothermal heat pump technologies. SEER has ...Read More

The California Geothermal Heat Pump Association (CaliforniaGeo) applauds Gov. Jerry Brown's signing of AB 2339, Energy Geothermal Technologies, into law on Sept. 27, 2012. The legislation directs the California Energy Commission (CEC) to evaluate policies and implementation strategies that will promote widespread deployment of geothermal heat pumps and geothermal ground loop technologies as key components of a clean California energy ...Read More