Ground Loop Heating & Air

Tens of thousands of homes are being built or retrofitted with geothermal heating and cooling systems every year, because of the advantages these systems offer: economical operation, noise reduction, and product quality. Initially reserved for the most expensive homes, now these systems have become affordable options for thousands of low and moderate income housing units because of the system's low life cycle costs compared to all other alternatives in almost every region of the country. According to the Environmental Protection Agency, geoexchange systems save homeowners more than 30-70% in heating costs 20-50% in cooling compared to conventional systems.

Geothermal Heating and Cooling Makes Sense

Geothermal systems are efficient, environmentally-sensitive, comfortable, and economical. Operating savings often provide paybacks of considerably less than five years -- sometimes less than two years. The key is that geothermal heat pumps use electricity to move heat, not to generate it by the burning fuel or using electric resistance elements. Indeed, the U.S. EPA has found that no other technology with more favorable operating efficiencies and economics than emerging geothermal heat and cooling systems.

An Important Renewable Energy Technology

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has concluded that well-designed and properly installed high efficiency geothermal heat pump systems produce less environmental harm than any other alternative space conditioning technology currently available. On a full fuel cycle basis, emerging geothermal systems are the most efficient technology available, with the lowest CO2 emissions for minimum greenhouse warming impact. Overall, the EPA found emerging geothermal heating and cooling systems to have the lowest environmental cost of all technologies analyzed -- including air-source heat pumps and natural gas furnaces.

Geothermal Heat Pump Systems Work!

No existing space conditioning technology offers greater comfort, economy, or environmental benefits than the geothermal heat and cooling systems now available for residential and commercial installations. Over 250,000 installations are in place in the United States today, and the number is rapidly increasing. More than 95 percent of all geothermal heat and cooling customers are completely satisfied with their systems.