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The Nation’s Largest Ground-Source Closed-Loop Geothermal System
March 26, 2012 | Ball State University

Ball State University just started pumping water through what will be the largest ground-source, closed-loop geothermal system in the United States. The project is still under construction but is partially operational. It will eventually have three wellfields and 3600 wells, heating and cooling 47 buildings, and saving $2 million per year.


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