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A pair of state grants is set to give a boost to geothermal workforce training in Massachusetts, with the Geothermal Drillers Association (GDA) and the Home Energy Efficiency Team (HEET) teaming up to expand access to the field. 

This project also taps into an existing advantage: thousands of oil and gas wells that could potentially be repurposed. 

High costs, crowding and less-than-ideal land conditions make geothermal installations in downstate New York difficult—but not impossible.

The market for thermal energy networks is expanding rapidly, driven by decarbonization mandates, infrastructure investment, and innovative financing models.

Drilling costs more upfront than rooftop boilers and chillers. But TENs shift the financial equation from CapEx to long-term OpEx, compliance, and asset value.

Geothermal uncertainty has gone beyond subsurface dynamics into the deep, dark depths of legislation and policymaking.

NY-GEO still feels like a checkpoint — a place to compare notes, challenge assumptions, and measure progress honestly.

The opportunity for action is now. As partners, competitors, collaborators, and advocates, we are united in advancing the superior solution for building heating and cooling.

Breaking down the opportunities of geothermal from water conservation to a workforce opening new doors to lead the geothermal movement.

Episode 158 of The Driller Newscast brings host Brock Yordy together with geothermal advocate John Ciovacco to unpack the biggest conversations coming out of the NY-GEO conference.