Synopsis

The program begins at Nantucket's Whaling Museum, where curator Mike Jehle introduces the episode. There, we witness the commencement of the first of two wells being drilled for the Bentley residence’s ground-source heat pump. We meet Carl Orio, an expert in the technology, who elucidates the system's operation, harnessing the consistent temperature of groundwater. Subsequently, we explore some of the island's most cherished open spaces—lands preserved through the dedicated efforts of the Nantuc