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Typically the installation cost for ground-sourced is a lot higher, especially when it's not a new build. Air-sourced is the same as regular A/C and thus about as cheap to install.

You're right that ground-sourced should have better efficiency and thus running costs, especially in winter.



A few years ago, Google had an advanced research project for ground source heat pumps. They spinned it off in Dandelion energy.




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