A ground-source heat pump is not a form of geothermal energy at all. Geothermal: 1. energy source is underground natural nuclear reactions; 2. source temperature is over 50°C; 3. Energy is extracted with passive heat exchangers. Ground-source heat pumps: 1. energy source is solar radiation; 2. source temperature is about the same as annual average air temperature; 3. Energy is extracted using active technology, compressing and expanding fluids to lift the temperatures to something useful.