Yoko Higa
Owner and system designer
Does the heat-loss numbers and writes every proposal, ground and air. Starts every job from the bills, not from the equipment.
Ithaca, New York
Six Mile Ground Energy is eight people who design, install and service ground-source heat pumps. We drill with a partner and do everything else ourselves. We would rather lose a job to air-source than sell a loop that does not suit the house.

Owner and system designer
Does the heat-loss numbers and writes every proposal, ground and air. Starts every job from the bills, not from the equipment.
Field lead
Connects, flushes and pressure-tests the loop, then runs the inside install.
Controls and commissioning
Sets the pumps, flows and thermostats, and returns after the first month.
Site and loop-field coordinator
Marks the bores, schedules the drilling partner and checks the restoration.
EPA Section 608 · Our technicians hold it to handle refrigerant. Certificate on request.
Liability and workers’ compensation insurance
Covers our crew and your property while we work; certificate on request
Yoko Higa reads every site-visit request herself.