Museum’s executive director says it saves thousands of dollars on its heat bill every year
Aside from the orange buoy marking the pumps position, no one would ever know it is there. — ContributedSaltWire's Atlantic regional weather forecast for August 16, 2023 | SaltWireDeep within Bell Island Mine No. 2 is a three- or four-foot-long water pump that is submerged in a pool of fresh groundwater.
That water has become a source of heat, as well as air conditioning, for the museum more than 600 feet above it.Being so far below the ground on an island in Conception Bay, one may mistake the pool for sea water that has found its way into the island.Water from the underground pool eventually reaches this contraption where both warm and cool air can be produced. — Contributed
Wabana town manager Jason Blackwood was originally surprised to hear that the geothermal device had been in place for so long.“We spent almost $90,000 in furnace oil to heat our current building,” Blackwood said. “Even with the carbon footprint and stuff like that, I would much rather take a geothermal approach."Besides saving money, McCarthy delights in being able to work with nature to heat the building.
McCarthy says people are sometimes shocked to learn that the museum is heated by such an unconventional way. But for them, it’s as normal as anything else.
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