Having a warm and toasty house on a cold winter day is cozy and comforting. But there is nothing better than knowing that the energy that provides your heating is clean and environmentally friendly.
Happily for residents of Boise Idaho’s, the capital city is located above a source of natural and carbon free heat, reported The Arbiter. This is the largest geothermal system in the US.
“When we talk about geothermal in Boise, we are talking about something different than most of the rest of the country,” Amy Parrish, Boise State University’s sustainability director told The Arbiter. “Our geothermal system is essentially tapping into a hot spring that sits under Boise — and that’s unique, it’s not something that a lot of communities have access to.”…