Nova Scotia Renewables Public Education Geothermal Energy
About 3% of Nova Scotia's energy is generated from the earth itself. Conventional earth or geothermal energy from hot springs does not exist in Nova Scotia.
However, there are about eight mine-water based heat pump systems in the Springhill area that use warm water from the depths of abandoned coal mines as a source of heat.
Groundwater and ground-source heat pumps have been installed in a number of institutional and commercial facilities throughout the province.
A number of homes also use this technology. Generally, ground-source heat pumps are most cost effective in buildings that must heat and cool for effective year round climate control.
For further information, visit the Canadian GeoExchange Coalition website.