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Heating and cooling system uses pumps to circulate water from a series of wells through an underground piping system.

Geothermal heating and cooling systems has been installed at some City of Raleigh facilities.

https://www.raleighnc.gov/home/content/AdminServSustain/Articles/Geothermal.html 
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