“Geothermal Energy – Clean, Renewable, Proven”

On Wednesday, Sept. 24 at 7 p.m., MetroWest Climate Solutions and Green Newton will offer a free webinar on geothermal technologies. In 2017, Boston-based HEET.org proposed that gas utilities, which have millions of miles of gas pipes laid under streets, replace those pipes with water-filled geothermal pipes. The warmed pipes would transfer their warmth to ground-source heat pumps designed to both heat and cool homes. Last year, Eversource launched the first geothermal network in Framingham built by a gas utility that moved over 130 customers onto geothermal energy for all heating and cooling. It is believed to be the first project of its kind in the world. Angie Alberto Escobar, HEET’s gas-to-geo transition director, will provide an overview of geothermal technology and an update on the Framingham project and will discuss what’s next for this energy source. Register here for the webinar.