Montana public buildings switching to ground source heating

August 7, 2008

Richland County’s new community service building and forthcoming justice center will both use a nontraditional means of heating and cooling – ground source heating. Sidney High School is also in the process of installing the system.

Richland County Commissioner Don Steppler said the reason for the decision to use this method of indoor temperature control was for the long-term energy savings as well. The current system used in many buildings is a boiler. Steppler says the boiler is efficient to a point, but that it is expensive to repair.

BY LINDSEY BRIGHT sidney Herald

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