INDIANAPOLIS — A new, national program from Carrier and Orca Energy, a leading geothermal utility provider, is designed to makes geothermal heating and cooling more accessible in new construction homes. Orca Energy will provide financing for geothermal earth loops in new residential developments with the purchase of a Carrier geothermal heating and cooling system.

Carrier said the agreement with Orca Energy is part of its renewed emphasis on geothermal heating and cooling solutions. It comes as Carrier launches a new product line that pairs the sustainability and cost-savings of geothermal heating and cooling with Carrier’s Infinity® Series controls. As part of the program, the loop is treated as a utility and a small monthly payment is charged to the homeowner, without additional upfront costs to the developer, builder, or homeowner.