Just when Geothermal Exchange Organization (GEO) president Doug Dougherty thought Congress had passed a bill recognizing geothermal heat pumps as renewable energy sources, it was taken away.
S.3254, the National Defense Authorization Act for fiscal year 2013, was passed by the Senate with an amendment that modified the Energy Policy Act of 2005. The amendment recognized geothermal heat pumps as an option for federal agencies to meet the government’s renewable-energy purchase goal.