<img width="1024" height="683" src="https://i0.wp.com/newspack-coloradosun.s3.amazonaws.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/08/Geo_5-scaled.jpg?fit=1024%2C683&ssl=1" class="attachment-rss-image-size size-rss-image-size wp-post-image" alt="" decoding="async" fetchpriority="high" srcset="https://i0.wp.com/newspack-coloradosun.s3.amazonaws.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/08/Geo_5-scaled.jpg?w=2560&ssl=1 2560w, https://i0.wp.com/newspack-coloradosun.s3.amazonaws.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/08/Geo_5-scaled.jpg?resize=300%2C200&ssl=1 300w, https://i0.wp.com/newspack-coloradosun.s3.amazonaws.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/08/Geo_5-scaled.jpg?resize=1200%2C800&ssl=1 1200w, https://i0.wp.com/newspack-coloradosun.s3.amazonaws.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/08/Geo_5-scaled.jpg?resize=768%2C512&ssl=1 768w, https://i0.wp.com/newspack-coloradosun.s3.amazonaws.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/08/Geo_5-scaled.jpg?resize=1536%2C1024&ssl=1 1536w, https://i0.wp.com/newspack-coloradosun.s3.amazonaws.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/08/Geo_5-scaled.jpg?resize=2048%2C1365&ssl=1 2048w, https://i0.wp.com/newspack-coloradosun.s3.amazonaws.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/08/Geo_5-scaled.jpg?resize=1024%2C683&ssl=1 1024w, https://i0.wp.com/newspack-coloradosun.s3.amazonaws.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/08/Geo_5-scaled.jpg?resize=2000%2C1333&ssl=1 2000w, https://i0.wp.com/newspack-coloradosun.s3.amazonaws.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/08/Geo_5-scaled.jpg?resize=780%2C520&ssl=1 780w, https://i0.wp.com/newspack-coloradosun.s3.amazonaws.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/08/Geo_5-scaled.jpg?resize=400%2C267&ssl=1 400w, https://i0.wp.com/newspack-coloradosun.s3.amazonaws.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/08/Geo_5-scaled.jpg?w=2340&ssl=1 2340w, https://i0.wp.com/newspack-coloradosun.s3.amazonaws.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/08/Geo_5-scaled.jpg?fit=1024%2C683&ssl=1&w=370 370w" sizes="(max-width: 34.9rem) calc(100vw – 2rem), (max-width: 53rem) calc(8 * (100vw / 12)), (min-width: 53rem) calc(6 * (100vw / 12)), 100vw" data-attachment-id="497240" data-permalink="https://coloradosun.com/geo_5/" data-orig-file="https://i0.wp.com/newspack-coloradosun.s3.amazonaws.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/08/Geo_5-scaled.jpg?fit=2560%2C1707&ssl=1" data-orig-size="2560,1707" data-comments-opened="0" data-image-meta="{"aperture":"13","credit":"","camera":"Canon EOS 5DS R","caption":"","created_timestamp":"1784047306","copyright":"","focal_length":"24","iso":"160","shutter_speed":"0.0055555555555556","title":"","orientation":"0","alt":""}" data-image-title="Geo_5" data-image-description="" data-image-caption=" Drillers work on a 1,000-foot deep bore hole to be used for a geothermal heat exchange system for Aspen School District, with the extra depth providing even better energy efficiency. (McKinstry consulting) ” data-large-file=”https://i0.wp.com/newspack-coloradosun.s3.amazonaws.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/08/Geo_5-scaled.jpg?fit=780%2C520&ssl=1″>Geothermal heat pumps are going far deeper than most projects, boosting state plans for the technology