[mngnt]

So they will invest probably hundreds of thousands of dollars into a tech that will make them use a lot less electricity for heating and cooling, only to stop using that technology 5 years later and pay for expensive energies? Or will they completely uninstall the heat pumps? The thing with this kind of investment is, it's cash heavy at the beginning and then lets you save a lot of money. It makes no sense to ditch the installed technology once it's working for you and saves you money.

[peyton]

I believe a government grant paid for the system. The article neglected to mention that. It’s conceivable that there may be other things that went unmentioned in the article.

[mngnt]

>I believe a government grant paid for the system.

Is there a source for that? You build the rest of your conjecture on this unsourced claim...

[peyton]

I live down the street. Here’s what the developer’s website has to say:

> Lendlease acquired $4 million in support from the New York State Energy Research and Development Authority (NYSERDA) to build a geoexchange system at 1 Java Street.

[1]: https://www.lendlease.com/us/projects/1-java-street/

[romusha]

Omce it's working, that's the key