A 50/50 mix by mass has a specific heat capacity of about 3140 J/kg C (0.75 BTU/lb F) three quarters that of pure water, thus requiring increased flow rates in same system comparisons with water.
Etilen glikol bodisi pridobi energijo iz vira ( jezero, ocean , voda ) ali pa oddaja toploto iz vira, odvisno od tega, če je sistem, ki se uporablja za ogrevanje ali hlajenje.