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They may be obvious, but there are a lot of similarities between companies that distribute methane gas — often known as city gas — and companies that manufacture automobiles. Both are essentially prisoners of their own success, unable to move forward into the future because their business model is stuck in the past. There are some industry observers who think gas companies are uniquely equipped to transition to a new business model — delivering groundwater from geothermal wells to homes and business to supply the needs of ground source heat pumps.
According to RMI, geothermal heat pumps are a clean, renewable technology that helps a home or building stay comfortable in any season. It harnesses the constant temperature below the Earth’s surface to provide heating, cooling, and often…
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