Replacing existing heating & cooling equipment with geothermal systems harvesting underground energy
Notable Achievements
- 5x in customers every year since inception.
- Achieve the following reductions in emissions when switching to geothermal: ~80% from Fuel Oil, ~65% from Propane, and ~60% from Natural Gas.
- Originally conceived at [Google] X, Dandelion is now an independent company, with strong leadership from X and SolarCity.
Currently Operating in One Region
Press Mentions

March 17, 2021
This Google X spin-off backed by Bill Gates is offering a pathway to heat and cool your home with clean energy
Kathy Hannun wants to help reduce greenhouse gas emissions by making geothermal heat pumps mainstream.
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January 5, 2023
The 11 Largest NYC Tech Startup Funding Rounds of Q4 2022
#7. Dandelion Energy: $70MM Series B. Dandelion Energy has now raised a total of $134.5M
Read on AlleyWatch »
November 15, 2022
New York Startup Gives Homeowners a Way to Access Geothermal
Dandelion Energy, which sells and installs geothermal heat pumps, has raised $70 million in a new funding round.
Read on Bloomberg.com »
May 24, 2021
Geothermal has a growing role in clean energy – and startups are joining the chase. - Impact Alpha
Geothermal energy shows exciting potential to be integrated into the global electricity supply as a dominant source of renewable power. At Unreasonable, we ...
Read on Impact Alpha »
February 17, 2021
Geothermal home heating gets a $30 million boost from Bill Gates’ Breakthrough Energy Ventures
There’s a low energy solution to home heating and cooling sitting right underneath most houses, but until recently no one has been able to tap it. That solution is geothermal energy, using the...
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