1. Geothermal benefits affordable.      2. Not having to pay any more oil/gas bills, priceless!      If, you are not familiar with the words “renewable energy” then you might want to “brush up” on their meanings as they are becoming increasingly popular and important. Parenthetically, even when people do pause long enough to think about them, the first thing that comes to most people’s mind is solar panels and wind turbines. Only when pressed do people include geothermal.      However, an exciting new tax credit is now available for home owners who install geothermal heating and cooling systems through the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (more commonly known as the Stimulus Plan) that offers a onetime tax credit of 30% of the total investment with NO UPPER CAP, for homeowners who install residential geothermal heat pumps. It’s causing many people to take a 2nd look.      And while you may not know anyone personally today, with a geothermal heating and cooling system in their house, you will soon. With tax credits and financial incentives plus lowered utility bills and increased energy efficiency, the numbers of geothermal homes are growing — and homeowners are singing the praises of "going underground."      Any homeowner in this area, whose HVAC system is over 10 years old (or less than that, if house does not have a high efficiency system installed) needs to seriously consider replacing their conventional oil, gas, electric system with a geothermal system. The reason? What was once a fairly expensive investment is now being subsidized by the federal government to the tune of a 30% income tax credit!      Why does the government want you to install a geothermal heating and cooling system? Because geothermal is one of the best (if not the best) available technologies for reducing the country’s energy consumption and for reducing carbon emissions to the atmosphere. But you may still ask, that’s all well and good but what’s in it for me?      Because geothermal heat pumps use the solar energy absorbed by the earth to deliver up to 5 kilowatts of heat for every kilowatt of electricity they use, they are much more efficient than conventional systems. So efficient in fact, that installing them in a residence can cut the total energy used by that residence in half! This results in such substantial savings to the homeowner that, thanks to the tax credit, a geothermal installation will now generally pay for itself in 5-7 years.      Since the equipment has an expected life span of 20 to 25 years, the total energy savings to the homeowner is quite impressive. So if you are a homeowner who thinks that there was nothing in the stimulus package for you, it might be time to change your mind. Install geothermal and help the country, help the planet, and help your pocketbook!      Listed below are 10 Reasons to Choose Geothermal:      1. Saves you Money. The number one reason people decide to install a geothermal heating and cooling system is to save money. This is because up to 70% of the total energy needed to heat and cool your home is produced free from the ground.      2. Very High Efficiency. Energy is moved instead of created through combustion. This allows for 300% to 700% percent possible efficiencies instead of 95% with a traditional system.      3. Environmentally Friendly. The efficiency of a geothermal system has led the Environmental Protection Agency to name geothermal heating and cooling the most environmentally friendly heating and cooling option available on the planet!      4. Safety. With a Geothermal system, there are no flames, no flues and no odors. There's no danger of combustion, fire or carbon monoxide either.      5. Long System life span. Expected life of system is 20-25 years which is almost double that of a traditional furnace.      6. Improved aesthetics. A geothermal heating and cooling system heat and cools without a separate outdoor unit which means no noise or unsightly equipment outside.      7. Low maintenance. Because there are no units located outside, subject to weather, and physical abuse, maintenance is minimal.      8. Versatility. Not only can we heat and cool your home with a geothermal system, it can also provide hot water for domestic use in the home as well.      9. Economical Water Heating. Water heating can be a significant energy expense. A Geothermal system can reduce the high cost of water heating by as much as 66 percent.      10. Comfortable. No fossil fuel system, or split system heat pump, can offer the same comfort because geothermal heating and cooling systems are quiet, with no blasts of hot or cold air, that also provides greater dehumidification.      If you would like additional reasons to consider replacing your present system with a geothermal unit, review our newsletter of 1/13/09 entitled Climatemakers Circle Of Comfort (Part III) by clicking here.
If you would like more information or a FREE estimate to replace your present HVAC system that would (1) burn no fossil fuels (oil, or gas)…(2) that would reduce your annual heating and cooling costs by approx 50% and that (3) would provide you with a 30% tax credit contact any one of our very knowledgeable representatives for details about Climatemakers’ Incredible Economic Stimulus Package in any of the following ways:
	1.  Call: 757.468.5800.
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