Category Archives: HEET Newsletter

An Unexpected Connection Between Networked Geothermal and Public Health:Kristy Egg Weighs In 

The 1976 American Legion Convention—which sickened more than 200 people, 34 of whom died—introduced the world to the dangers of aerosolized water droplets from infected cooling towers. What does this public health risk have to do with networked geothermal? Plenty, as Kristy Egg explains in this guest article. Most high-rise and commercial buildings use cooling…

MA Makes Strides Towards Clean Thermal Energy Policy

Exciting legislation and regulations are moving forward in Massachusetts that have the potential to significantly help the state meet its emission reduction mandates, reduce building carbon footprints, and create thermal utilities that can deliver clean, affordable heating and cooling year round.  The Clean Heat StandardBill H.3694, the Clean Heat Standard, would require heating energy suppliers…

Team Hello & Goodbye

HEET threw a festive farewell party earlier this month for Carrie Klein, who served as our director of communications since 2021. Carrie has worn many hats at HEET, from managing our social media and PR, to keeping our followers informed through in-depth newsletters and website content, to one of her signature accomplishments, this video that…

Take the First Step Towards Bringing Networked Geothermal to Your Community

Thanks to funding from the Massachusetts Clean Energy Center provided by the legislature through Federal ARPA funds, HEET will be releasing a Request for Applications for communities in Massachusetts committed to deploying networked geothermal. Kickstart Mass will provide grants of up to $50,000 each to 7-10 communities for initial networked geothermal feasibility assessment of potential…

Seeking Design Engineering for Networked Geothermal Expansion in Framingham

In April 2023, a community coalition led by HEET and including the City of Framingham and Eversource Gas was awarded a Community Geothermal grant by the DOE’s Geothermal Technologies Office. This funding will be used to design an expansion of the networked geothermal system Eversource is installing in Framingham, MA. Eversource will soon be releasing…

Snapshots of the Networked Geothermal Progress in MA  

Two gas utility-run networked geothermal systems are being installed in MA, piloting the path forward for gas utilities’ transition to delivering clean, renewable thermal energy! Framingham, MA  After a groundbreaking event in June, Eversource Gas began the construction phase of its networked geothermal installation in Framingham, MA. The approximately 90 boreholes being drilled will connect…

An Unexpected Connection Between Networked Geothermal and Public Health: Kristy Egg Weighs In 

The 1976 American Legion Convention—which sickened more than 200 people, 34 of whom died—introduced the world to the dangers of aerosolized water droplets from infected cooling towers. What does this public health risk have to do with networked geothermal? Plenty, as Kristy Egg explains in this guest article. Most high-rise and commercial buildings use cooling…

Embodied Energy in Photovoltaic Panels

You may have wondered what the energy payback time for photovoltaic panels is. A recent Fraunhofer report answers the question: There is some debate about what should go in to the accounting of energy inputs to produce panels, but certainly the cost to mine the materials, run the factories, ship the panels to the end…