How do geothermal heat pump systems actually perform against traditional systems in the same climate? How are public school districts leveraging tax credits through Elective Pay to meaningfully offset the costs? Washoe County School District and their technical partners answer these questions using actual performance data from their portfolio of over 100 schools. This session dives into the data to show the verified energy and operational savings realized by WCSD’s geothermal portfolio against its schools served by more conventional systems. Additionally, the speakers will provide a focused look at the JWood Raw Elementary geothermal project installed in 2023 that successfully claimed $1.7 million in Investment Tax Credits through Elective Pay and provide a glimpse at the roadmap of schools coming online in the future.  Discover the empirical evidence for geothermal and the financial strategies that make these high-performance systems viable.