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That does make sense; while you could run the geothermal 24/7, you might actually be better off only running it when you need to, since (as I understand it) geo
by elihu 3y ago
That does make sense; while you could run the geothermal 24/7, you might actually be better off only running it when you need to, since (as I understand it) geothermal can actually use up all the usable heat in an area, which can take a long time to "recharge" through conduction from surrounding rock.
- mschuster91 3y agoFun fact: if you do it right, you can reverse the geothermal heat pump to store energy in the form of heat in the ground in overproduction (i.e. zero or negative electricity rate) times. Heat pumps are pretty awesome.