{"id":35,"date":"2017-06-06T06:00:06","date_gmt":"2017-06-06T06:00:06","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/dandelionenergy.com\/?p=35"},"modified":"2025-09-19T14:50:13","modified_gmt":"2025-09-19T18:50:13","slug":"new-startup-dandelion-to-scale-home-geothermal-nationally","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/dandelionenergy.com\/new-startup-dandelion-to-scale-home-geothermal-nationally","title":{"rendered":"PRESS RELEASE: New Startup Dandelion to Scale Home Geothermal Nationally"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><em>Company Spun Out of X (formerly Google X) after Developing Breakthrough Technology<\/em> <\/span><\/p>\n<p>June 6, 2017 (New York, NY) \u2013 Today, Dandelion, a new home geothermal startup, announced its exit from X (formerly known as Google X). The company launched operations to offer homeowners a breakthrough heating and cooling opportunity. The startup was originally conceived by ex-Googler Bob Wyman. Kathy Hannun and James Quazi will lead the company full time after leaving X.<\/p>\n<h2>Cutting-Edge Technology Lowers Geothermal Costs<\/h2>\n<p>At X, Kathy Hannun, now CEO of Dandelion, led a team to develop a proprietary drill and other technology. These innovations lower the cost of a geothermal system by over 50%. They also cut installation time in half and make the process significantly cleaner. With a zero-down financing package, Dandelion now offers homeowners the ability to pay nothing upfront. Homeowners can save significant amounts of money on heating and cooling by switching to geothermal.<\/p>\n<h2>A Safer, Cleaner Alternative to Oil Heating<\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201cI could not be happier to be launching Dandelion\u2019s product offering to the public,\u201d said Kathy Hannun, CEO of Dandelion. \u201cFor the over seven million homeowners who still use oil to heat their homes we offer a safer, cleaner, and significantly more affordable solution.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<h2>Leadership with Proven Energy Experience<\/h2>\n<hr data-start=\"44\" data-end=\"47\" \/>\n<p data-start=\"49\" data-end=\"232\">James Quazi will serve as Dandelion\u2019s COO. He brings operational experience from running a team at SolarCity. He also brings expertise in building advanced predictive energy models. <span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">James co-founded energy efficiency and energy modeling company that was acquired by SolarCity in 2010.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201cGeothermal has always been the safest and most energy and cost efficient way to heat a home; At X, we were able to build a sophisticated model to discover by just how much on a home leve. With this information, we are launching in the areas where we know the most people can save the most money by switching to geothermal,\u201d said James.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Dandelion has partnered with a local installer, Aztech Geothermal, in upstate New York for its initial installations. The company is now operational and seeking customers in New York counties including Dutchess, Ulster, Columbia, Greene, Rensselaer, Albany, Schenectady, Schoharie, Saratoga, Montgomery and Fulton.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b>Media Contact:<br \/>\n<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Katie Ullmann<br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Director of Marketing<br \/>\n<\/span><a href=\"mailto:katie@dandelion.co\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">katie@dandelion.co<br \/>\n<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">617-529-8039<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Adding on a zero-down financing package, Dandelion can now offer homeowners the ability to pay nothing upfront and save significant amounts of money on heating and cooling by switching to geothermal.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":38,"featured_media":4543,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[194],"tags":[4,3],"class_list":["post-35","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-announcement","tag-dandelion","tag-technology"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v25.8 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>Dandelion Launches From Google X for Affordable Geothermal- Dandelion Energy | Residential Geothermal Heating &amp; 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