Dandelion Energy
{{Short description|Geothermal heating company}}
{{Infobox company
| name = Dandelion Energy, Inc.
| logo = Dandelion Energy logo.png
| type = Private
| industry = Geothermal heating
| founded = {{start date and age|2017}}
| location = Mount Kisco, New York, U.S.
| area_served = New York, Connecticut, Massachusetts, southern Vermont
| parent = X (until 2017)
| website = {{URL|https://dandelionenergy.com}}
}}
Dandelion is an American geothermal heating supplier in the Northeastern United States.{{Cite news|url=https://www.cnbc.com/2017/07/06/google-x-launches-dandelion-a-geothermal-energy-startup.html|title=Alphabet's moonshot factory just launched a geothermal energy start-up called Dandelion|last=Kolodny|first=Lora|date=6 July 2017|work=CNBC|access-date=26 January 2018}} Prior to 2017, the company was part of Google X, before turning into an independent company.{{Cite news|url=https://money.cnn.com/2017/07/07/technology/google-dandelion/index.html|title=Google's new startup uses energy from your lawn to heat your home|last=Yurieff|first=Kaya|date=7 July 2017|work=CNNMoney|access-date=26 January 2018}} Dandelion targets providing geothermal heating and cooling (HVAC).
The system consists of a heat pump that pipes energy to or from a house.{{Cite news|url=https://www.engadget.com/2017/07/07/google-x-geothermal-heating-and-cooling-systems-dandelion/|title=Alphabet launches a company to make geothermal heating affordable|last=Moon|first=Mariella|date=7 July 2017|work=Engadget|access-date=26 January 2018}} In February 2019, Dandelion raised 16 million in a series A fundraising round.{{Cite news|url=https://venturebeat.com/2019/02/12/alphabet-x-lab-spinoff-dandelion-raises-16-million-for-home-geothermal-systems/|title=Alphabet X lab spinoff Dandelion raises $16 million for home geothermal systems}}{{Cite news|url=https://techcrunch.com/2019/02/12/dandelion-energy-the-alphabet-x-spinout-raises-another-16m-led-by-gv-and-comcast/|title=Dandelion Energy, the Alphabet X spin out, raises another $16M led by GV and Comcast }}
Dandelion's CEO, Kathy Hannun, was named one of Fast Company's most creative people in 2018.{{Cite news|url=https://www.fastcompany.com/person/kathy-hannun|title=Meet Kathy Hannun, one of Fast Company's 100 Most Creative People 2018|access-date=2019-05-03|archive-date=2022-05-26|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220526180542/https://www.fastcompany.com/person/kathy-hannun|url-status=dead}}
In June 2018, Dandelion began the installation of the first sub-$20,000 geothermal heat pump, Dandelion Air.{{Cite news|url=https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2018-05-30/alphabet-startup-will-heat-your-home-from-a-hole-in-the-ground|title=Alphabet Startup Heats Your Home From a Hole in the Ground|last=Martin|first=Chris|date=30 May 2018|work=Bloomberg News|access-date=9 June 2018|url-access=limited}} The product was designed in-house by the company, which is installed in the backyard of a residential property and is currently financed over a 20-year term.{{Cite news|url=https://qz.com/1293436/dandelion-energy-pledges-to-make-geothermal-heating-and-cooling-cheaper-and-more-accessible/|title=An Alphabet spinoff company can cut a home's energy bills by digging a deep hole in the backyard|last=Rathi|first=Akshat|date=31 May 2018|work=Quartz (publication)|access-date=9 June 2018}}
In September 2020, Dandelion announced its expansion to Connecticut.{{Cite web|last=Turmelle|first=Luther|date=2020-08-28|title=Geothermal energy company entering CT market; target is Fairfield then New Haven counties|url=https://www.ctinsider.com/business/nhregister/article/Geothermal-energy-company-entering-CT-market-15521474.php|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200829012854/https://www.ctinsider.com/business/nhregister/article/Geothermal-energy-company-entering-CT-market-15521474.php|url-status=dead|archive-date=August 29, 2020|access-date=2020-09-29|website=CTInsider.com|language=en-US}}