First and foremost, geothermal energy does not derive itself from dirt, like ground source heating. Instead, it is the product of heat, water, and steam brought to the surface from deep, underground, and naturally formed geothermal water wells. How is this achieved, though? Well, once the geothermal water is located, a production well is drilled so that the steam can rise to the surface and power large turbines, which in turn, creates electricity. Obviously, it takes a lot of time, a lot of effort, and a lot of qualified individuals. Whether it's geologists, engineers, or plant workers, every subsidiary of a geothermal power plant has an important role to play in the process. As you can imagine, these geothermal power plants take years to substantiate.

Geothermal heating and cooling, on the other hand, consists of water that circulates through pipes installed right beneath our homes or businesses. As the ground is always exposed to the sun (even in the winter months), it is constantly absorbing the sun's energy. Therefore, when in winter the outside air is freezing, the ground actually retains the heat that it absorbs from the sun. This is the key to geothermal heating. As water runs through these pipes (which run through the ground), it is heated by the surrounding ground. The heat from this water is then circulated throughout the house or business in which the system is installed. Unlike geothermal plants, these systems take days to install, and can be implemented by a simple geothermal heating and cooling contractor.

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