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Summer 2011 Sweepstakes Winner Announced!
GeothermalGenius.org is happy to announce that the winner of the Summer 2011 "Free AC Beneath Your Feet Sweepstakes" is Dan Deweese of Manchester, Missouri! Dan, like many others, left a testimonial on our geothermal testimonial map, which automatically entered him into our Summer 2011 Sweepstakes! As per the results of today's drawing, Dan is the lucky winner of free air conditioning for the months of June, July, and August 2011!
Dan's testimonial outlines his family's experience with ge ...
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Geothermal Users Can Win Free Air Conditioning Summer 2011
Free Air Conditioning Beneath Your Feet Sweep Stakes!
Are you a currently geothermal heat pump user? Write a testimonial on GeothermalGenius.org and you could win electric bill compensation for an entire summer. GeothermalGenius has just launched the summer version of the "Free Heat Beneath Your Feet Sweepstakes" to help promote geothermal heat pumps as a viable alternative energy resource. The 2011 winter drawing won Dale and Linda Binkley of Landenberg, PA electric bill compensation f ...
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Making Geothermal Affordable in Missouri
In Central Missouri 15 lucky residents who have applied for low income weatherization assistance will receive free geothermal heat pump installations. Randy Cole, Central Missouri Community Action energy conservation coordinator recently wrote a weatherization grant request for stimulus money from the US Department of Energy. Included in the grant request was the addition of free geothermal heating and cooling systems. The grant was approved and as a result 15 homes in central Missouri will ...
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Save Even More, Heat Your Pool with a Geothermal Heat Pump
A study has been done to determine the feasibility of using a geothermal heat pump system to heat outdoor swimming pools in the United States and for those of you living in warm, southern climates the results were promising!
While geothermal heat pumps are a viable alternative energy solution in any climate, homeowners in warmer climates could find themselves saving even more by using a ground source heat pump to heat their pool. In warmer, southern climates a geothermal heat pump is used m ...
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How Soon Can I Expect Returns From my Geothermal Heat Pump?
Installation of a geothermal heat pump involves high upfront costs but with the promise of drastic savings over time. So the question on everyone's mind is, when will I start seeing returns on my geothermal investment? (Geoexchange Calculations)
How soon you start seeing returns on your investment is dependent on a number of factors but for most consumers the system will pay for itself within 3-7 years of installation. While it may take time for the system to pay itself off completely, cons ...
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