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Meeting Notice Revisions of the NC Injection Well Construction Standards (15A NCAC 02C.0200) May 30th 2012 at 5:30pm Outer Banks Home Builders Association 105 W. Airstrip Rd Kill Devil Hills, […]

BURLINGTON, Vt., April 23 – U.S. Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) today highlighted Vermont’s progress in using geothermal technology to cut heating costs, support jobs and reduce greenhouse gas emissions. Investments […]

In a March 29 letter to Chairman Steven Bradford and Members of the California General Assembly Utilities and Commerce Committee, Geothermal Exchange Organization (GEO) President Doug Dougherty expressed the association’s […]

The Renewable Energy Portfolio Standard - Renewable Energy Credits - Geothermal Heating and Cooling bill has passed the state legislature in Maryland. The bill is a long-awaited first step toward winning recognition by governments and utilities for the renewable thermal energy produced by geo-thermal heat pumps (GHPs). The legislation makes GHPs an accepted technology for utilities to use toward earning ...Read More

The following is testimony submitted by Geothermal Exchange Organization (GEO) President and CEO Doug Dougherty to the Maryland Senate on March 7, 2012. The recently introduced SB 652 would include geothermal heating and cooling in the state's Renewable Energy Portfolio Standard (REPS), making geothermal heat pumps eligible for utility Renewable Energy Credits under the mandate. "The Geothermal Exchange Organization (GEO) ...Read More

California Geo is the working title of an organization that has hit the ground running in the Golden State. "A state geothermal heat pump organization like ours has been sorely needed for quite a long time," said Phil Henry (Geoexchange Solutions, Inc.), who has spearheaded the effort. The group convened an organizing meeting on Jan. 31, to review legislative language ...Read More

In late-2011, the Geothermal Exchange Organization (GEO) started work with the Maryland Energy Administration (MEA) to change the state’s policy and legislation regarding geothermal heat pumps (GHPs). Following a stakeholders […]