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The baffling element of the Omnibus spending bill passed by Congress in December 2015 was the lawmakers’ decision to extend residential and commercial tax credits for solar photovoltaics and big wind through 2021, while allowing similar incentives for ground source heat pumps and other “orphaned” technologies to die on the vine.

Commercial buildings have high energy needs, and it’s no secret that the HVACR system is one of the largest sources of electricity consumption in them. Since the U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA) began tracking energy use through its Commercial Buildings Energy Consumption Survey (CBECS) in 1979, total energy consumption has almost doubled.

Attendees of the 2018 International Ground Source Heat Pump Association (IGSHPA) Conference and Expo were glowing with optimism, encouraged that the worst may be behind them.

The first thing that comes to mind when thinking about high-end air conditioning systems is usually cost.

This system is a smart, all-in-one home heating, air conditioning, and hot water heating system. Its efficiency comes from tapping into the ground as a heat source or sink.

Pinewood Forest is one of several large, master-planned developments that’s sidestepping the traditional HVAC system to embrace — and mandate — geothermal heat pumps for heating and cooling communitywide.

Geothermal advocates argue this decision corrects a tax inequity that dates back to Dec. 31, 2016.

After making the “big leap” into a mortgage to secure a 60-acre parcel in Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, farmers Keith and Jenessa Frey considered all the options for a home.