Some Michigan Tech researchers are exploring the idea of geothermal heat and energy systems using a resource in abundance in the U.P.--former mines.
Excerpt: I’ve always dreamed of making my house energy self-sufficient -- maybe a windmill could be mounted where that old TV antenna anachronistically sits; maybe we could get a wood stove for the living room, some solar panels on the roof? I even occasionally allow myself to fantasize that our entire peninsula could be energy independent with no need for a larger electrical grid.
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Source: Keweenaw Now
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