Cheaper heat as Bridgewater Township homeowners opt for geothermal
Alan Warren | The Ann Arbor NewsGreg Lanford checks out the pumps for his ClimateMaster geothermal heating and cooling system at his home in Bridgewater Township on Friday. Their propane bill for last winter? $5,400. With heating costs like that,...
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Manufacturers shipped a third more geothermal heat pumps in 2006 than in 2005. We're still waiting on the numbers for 2007, but it's expected that they'll continue rising significantly. In 2005, manufacturers sold 47,830 units, and in 2006 they sold 63,682, according to the Energy Information Administration. Many sellers don't call their products geothermal pumps, though. According to a post from Consumer Reports, Mark Morelli of Air Connection, Inc. said that the name confused buyers. "Geoth
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Editor’s note: While we’ve discussed home geothermal systems a number of times around the Green Options Media network (see the list at the bottom), we’re glad to bring you today’s post from GreenBuildingTalk on the subject. They not only provide an overview of the technology, but point you to some cutting-edge models of geothermal heat pumps. This post was originally published on Thursday, May 15, 2008. With energy costs on the rise, homeowners are looking for ways to offset higher bills. G
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Along 15th Street near Cherry, the din of the drilling has stopped for a while. Beyond the trucks and equipment is a wellhead. Fifteen feet along, another. Six in all. The Friends Center is drilling 1,500 feet below the sidewalk - half again as deep as the Comcast tower is high - in search of energy savings. The center will use the ambient temperature of the ground, about 50 degrees, to heat and cool the Quaker-run office complex. T
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Central Oklahoma Habitat for Humanity is planning to harness the power of the sun to provide energy to two homes in its Hope Crossing addition in northeast Oklahoma City. The two homes are being outfitted with roof-mounted solar panels in conjunction with a partnership between OGE Energy Corp. and ClimateMaster, a geothermal heat pump manufacturer. OGE is providing $15,000 and ClimateMaster is ...
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Alan Warren | The Ann Arbor NewsGreg Lanford checks out the pumps for his ClimateMaster geothermal heating and cooling system at his home in Bridgewater Township on Friday. Their propane bill for last winter? $5,400. With heating costs like that,... read
Manufacturers shipped a third more geothermal heat pumps in 2006 than in 2005. We're still waiting on the numbers for 2007, but it's expected that they'll continue rising significantly. In 2005, manufacturers sold 47,830 units, and in 2006 they sold 63,682, according to the Energy Information Administration. Many sellers don't call their products geothermal pumps, though. According to a post from Consumer Reports, Mark Morelli of Air Connection, Inc. said that the name confused buyers. "Geoth read
Editor’s note: While we’ve discussed home geothermal systems a number of times around the Green Options Media network (see the list at the bottom), we’re glad to bring you today’s post from GreenBuildingTalk on the subject. They not only provide an overview of the technology, but point you to some cutting-edge models of geothermal heat pumps. This post was originally published on Thursday, May 15, 2008. With energy costs on the rise, homeowners are looking for ways to offset higher bills. G read
Along 15th Street near Cherry, the din of the drilling has stopped for a while. Beyond the trucks and equipment is a wellhead. Fifteen feet along, another. Six in all. The Friends Center is drilling 1,500 feet below the sidewalk - half again as deep as the Comcast tower is high - in search of energy savings. The center will use the ambient temperature of the ground, about 50 degrees, to heat and cool the Quaker-run office complex. T read
Central Oklahoma Habitat for Humanity is planning to harness the power of the sun to provide energy to two homes in its Hope Crossing addition in northeast Oklahoma City. The two homes are being outfitted with roof-mounted solar panels in conjunction with a partnership between OGE Energy Corp. and ClimateMaster, a geothermal heat pump manufacturer. OGE is providing $15,000 and ClimateMaster is ... read
