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		adverbly 18 hours ago \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: The time has finally come for geothermal energy Drill baby drill! Seriously this would be such a dream! Turns out that the best battery is literally 10 feet away* - and you don't even need to charge it! *if you want to make steam its a few thousand, but for heating and cooling its literally just 10 feet!

blacksmith_tb 15 hours ago [–]

Well, heat pumps are awesome, but ground-source is overkill for many places where the air temps don't fall too low (and it's a lot harder to drill holes behind your house).

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