Archive for August, 2010

Historic New Hampshire Theater Cuts Cost by 50% with Geothermal Heat Pump

Historic New Hampshire Theater Cuts Cost by 50% with Geothermal Heat Pump

The Verdant Pastures’ Leddy Center for the Performing Arts Theater is a perfect example of not only the feasibility, but also the benefits of retrofitting older buildings with a geothermal heat pump system.  The 20-ton geothermal system was installed by Intelligent Heat and Power of Stratham, NH and took three months to complete the installation. Steve and Andrea Kaneb bought the Theater along with the rest of the 93-acre property in 2008 with plans to restore and remodel many of the build ...

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Geothermal Example Costs

Geothermal Example Costs

We have talked a lot about the savings you will see from installing a geothermal heat pump system in your home but we have not yet mentioned exactly how much you can expect to pay in heating, cooling, and hot water bills each year. While your bills will vary depending on how warm or cool you like to keep your home, how well insulated and sealed your home is and a number of other factors, here are some numbers for a few homes with GeoExchange systems. The following numbers are for well-insulat ...

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Climate Changes Causing More People to Consider Geothermal

Climate Changes Causing More People to Consider Geothermal

The summers seem to just keep getting hotter, don't they? With the climate changes that have occurred over the past 10 years, those cooler 75 degree summer days in the northeast seem to be few and far between.  Just this summer we suffered through a brutal heat wave with temperatures breaking 100 degrees in many of the eastern states.  With temperatures constantly hovering around 90 degrees and humidity clogging up the air, air conditioning and cooling units are forced to work overtime just to ...

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