Pathway 5.

Electricity Decarbonization → Distributed Renewable Energy

5.2.19 Creating Technical Standards for Geothermal and District Heating

LPDD Recommendation: “State legislatures, PUCs, or nongovernmental organizations with expertise should develop standards for GHPs and district heating to properly measure and account for the efficiencies these geothermal resources can contribute.”

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Massachusetts Geo-Grid Pilots

Jurisdiction: Public Utilities

Testing the viability of projects that replace neighborhood gas pipeline networks with pipes that capture and share thermal energy underground.

Model Code for Geothermal Permitting on Long Island

Jurisdiction: Local Governments

Model code for towns and villages to fast-track permitting process for geothermal systems

NYC’s geothermal screening tool

Jurisdiction: Local Governments

NYC’s Local Law No. 6 directed the city to develop a screening tool for determining whether a geothermal system may be cost-effective for a property.