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Kevin Stickney

Managing Director, Erda Energy

"The greatest battery we could possibly imagine — the Earth itself — is ready. It's time to turn the ground beneath our communities into shared clean energy infrastructure."

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Topics Kevin Covers

Geo-Exchange Networks Geothermal Energy Community Decarbonization Building Electrification Clean Heating & Cooling Grid Resilience

About

Kevin Stickney is Managing Director at Erda Energy, where he focuses on geo-exchange networks as a path toward community decarbonization by turning the ground into shared geothermal infrastructure for heating and cooling. Erda Energy provides energy solutions that reduce energy consumption, utility costs, and carbon impact by harnessing the earth's thermal stability.

Articles by Kevin Stickney

August 19, 2025 The Earth as a Battery: Why Geo-Exchange Networks Are Key to Community Decarbonization Geo-exchange networks can link buildings through shared underground loops, balancing heating and cooling loads like a thermal battery. Kevin Stickney explains why this approach is one of the most scalable paths to community-level decarbonization.

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