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Why Electrify Heating & Cooling?

Buildings dominate the nation's energy use, devouring over half of our electricity and natural gas. More than 70% of average energy demand for a typical single-family home is to meet heating and cooling needs.

With a geothermal heat pump, that energy use can be cut by 40 - 70% reaping huge savings on your utility energy bill. There are several factors to consider when evaluating whether you are a candidate to replace your heating & cooling system.

BENEFITS

HOW IT WORKS

CASE STUDIES

INSTALLATION

Ground Source Heat Pumps

Regional Household Greenhouse Gas Emissions

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Chart Credit: CURE100.com

For zip 11968, the greenhouse gas emissions on average is 396544 tons per year. This is more than eight times the average regional household emissions (48.6 tons).

Cost

Switching from a furnace can save you hundreds of dollars.

What follows are case studies to illustrate the costs, rebates and tax incentives involved. The best value is going to be to electrify your heating & cooling system while generating all the electricity you need with a solar array on your roof.

Moreover, if your furnace is at end of life and you are evaluating replacement systems, the total cost of a geothermal system or air-source heat pump is comparatively less and has many other benefits.

Efficiency

A renewable & consistent form of energy, under your feet!

We all know that LED bulbs are 9 times more efficient than incandescent bulbs A 9:1 ratio means the amount of electricity required to light one incandescent bulb is equal to ~9 LED bulbs.

Electric baseboard heating has an efficiency of 1:1, meaning for every 1 kWh of electricity, electric baseboard heat produces 1kW of heat. As a result, electric baseboard heat has gotten a bad rap on Long Island because the bundled (supply + delivery + taxes) cost of 1 kilowatt hour (kWh) of electricity is ~22 cents/hour.

Ground-sourced heat pumps also known as geothermal combines space heating, AC & hot water, are safer and use the power of the sun stored in the earth. The cost of heating & cooling your house with geothermal is ~6:1 or 6 times more efficient. Every 1kWh of electricity produces 6kW of heat or cooling. Air-sourced heat pumps are ~4:1.

Safety

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Geothermal energy creates no toxic fumes or pollution.

Have you ever heard of an oil burner ‘Puff Back’. This occurs when there is a blockage. Instead of the soot and particulate matter (PM2.5) exhausting through the vent, it blows back into the house through the ducts.

Fossil fuels burned for electricity contribute to ozone depletion. Moreover, oil and gas furnaces are burning fuel and generating toxic gases. If a crack in the system should develop, deadly carbon monoxide, an odorless gas can leak into the house.

What exactly is the refrigerant in your 10+ year old air conditioner? R134a is also known as Freon. R134a systems operate at higher discharge-side pressure, which can cause compressor seals to leak. Other hydrocarbon refrigerants (propylene R1270 and R443A) have been banned for new residential and light commercial air conditioning and heat pumps.

On the east end, most homes are heated with oil or propane fuel delivered by truck and stored in a tank. Spillage and leaking are potential hazards.