现在,近30%的新多伦多家庭拥有地热供热和冷却能力,高于十年前的1%以下,原因是采用了低成本、不预付支付模式。 Geothermal heating and cooling now powers nearly 30% of new Toronto homes, up from under 1% a decade ago, due to a low-cost, no-upfront-payment model.

多伦多的地热供热和冷却正在迅速增加,现在近30%的新住宅使用这种热能和冷却,而十年前只有不到1%的新住宅使用这种热能和冷却,这要归功于一种新的“能源服务”模式。 Geothermal heating and cooling is surging in Toronto, now used in nearly 30% of new homes—up from under 1% a decade ago—thanks to a new "energy as a service" model. 像多样化能源公司这样的公司为建筑商或房主免费安装和维护深层地下系统,而每月收取固定的费用。 Companies like Diverso Energy install and maintain deep underground systems at no upfront cost to builders or homeowners, charging a fixed monthly fee instead. 自2018年以来,经核准的地热项目已增长十倍以上,达到101个,包括公寓和单家庭住宅,其驱动因素是长期能源成本降低、现场排放为零以及减少对化石燃料的依赖。 Since 2018, approved geothermal projects have grown more than tenfold to 101, including condos and single-family homes, driven by lower long-term energy costs, zero on-site emissions, and reduced reliance on fossil fuels.