[swamp_donkey]

This was tried using money for 2010 olympics in Whistler BC as the athlete accommodation was sold as subsidized housing to local workers after the olympics. The geothermal district heating project had many ongoing issues with repair costs being borne collectively by the new owners. Some saved $150/mo by removing it and switching to electric [0]

0: https://www.piquenewsmagazine.com/opinion/letter-to-the-edit...

[WarOnPrivacy]

I appreciate the info. I'll give it a read.

[swamp_donkey]

There are probably a dozen articles on the issues in that pique news paper spanning a decade. Lots of finger pointing between the parties responsible for the design, installation and maintenance. The Vocal group of owners got bailed out by the local government at one point but it didn’t resolve the ongoing issues.

Not to say the technology is hopeless, just in this instance it wasn’t done properly so maybe it isn’t as easy as people think.