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How Energy Efficient is a Geothermal Heat Pump?

How Energy Efficient is a Geothermal Heat Pump?

Geothermal heat pumps are energy efficient heating and cooling units that use the sun’s natural rays to heat the ground, where this energy is absorbed through the soil and used to heat and cool your home. Geothermal heat pumps are an energy efficient alternative to your traditional furnace, but many homeowners are skeptical about their benefits. Your furnace still works, so what’s the point in switching? Well, a geothermal heat pump is an affordable energy efficient alternative to traditiona ...

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How to Find the Best Geothermal Installer

How to Find the Best Geothermal Installer

“We really are intrigued with geothermal but hesitant about how to go about this investment wisely. There are numerous geothermal installers but how do we find the BEST one? – Greg from Colorado We’ve had conversations with hundreds of quality geothermal professionals and a theme always develops in these discussions –“I’m the guy who fixes other peoples screw ups” they’ll proudly explain.  Questions the homeowners should ask to identify the BEST installer, in order of pr ...

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Maintaining Your Geothermal System: 5 Things You Need to Know

Maintaining Your Geothermal System: 5 Things You Need to Know

Geothermal draws on the latent thermal energy of the ground below your property to heat and cool your home throughout the year. It is a growing trend in America with over 1 million homes currently operating geothermal systems, and it is also popular in other areas of the world. If you have a geothermal system, then you may already know about one of its most important benefits: its minimal maintenance requirements. While furnaces and air conditioners require frequent, routine maintenance to upkee ...

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Go Go Geo Scholarship Video Contest

Go Go Geo Scholarship Video Contest

Geothermal heating and cooling is a technology older than cell phones or the internet yet it’s still tough to find someone outside of the industry who knows its benefits. Touchstone Energy Cooperatives is helping to bring awareness to the most efficient way to heat and cool your home by sponsoring the first GoGoGeo Scholarship Video Challenge. Oklahoma high school students where encouraged to showcase their creativity by creating an educational video on the subject of Geothermal Energy. ...

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Real Savings Example in Philadelphia

Real Savings Example in Philadelphia

Here is an account from a homeowner who switched to geothermal heating & cooling and saved 70%. Enjoy! For comparison, I chose December 2007 - December 2008 vs. December 2010 - December 2011. I intentionally skipped 2009/2010 because this is the period during which we replaced the old furnace and AC with the geothermal heat pump. Because we have kids that are constantly keeping the lights on in our lower level and we do a LOT of laundry, we probably have significantly higher than average el ...

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