Using geothermal energy typically employs a ground-source heat pump (GHP) to transfer heat between a building and the earth. The GHP system displaces conventional fossil-fuel based heating and cooling, and operates with electricity from New Jersey’s cleaner grid, thus reducing net carbon emissions.
The NJ Board of Public Utility’s (BPU’s) Clean Energy Program (NJCEP) offers a variety of incentives towards GHP systems in residential to industrial buildings. Many schools, health care facilities and residential customers have taken advantage of the State’s incentive programs to install GHP systems instead of conventional HVAC systems. More information is available HERE.