Save Money

The most efficient HVAC systems in the world are geothermal pumps, and by installing one in your home you could save as much as 70% on your annual utilities. Oil and gas systems require costly fuel for heat and a completely separate air conditioning system for cooling. Geothermal pumps provide both heating and cooling in one system. The EPA confirmed the superior efficiency of geothermal pumps, finding that even on a source fuel basis — accounting for all losses in the fuel cycle including electricity generation at power plants — geothermal systems average 40% greater efficiency than air source heat pumps, 48% greater efficiency than gas furnaces, and 75% higher efficiency than oil furnaces. Today’s best geothermal systems outperform the best gas technology, gas heat pumps, by an average of 36% in the heating cycle and 43% in the cooling cycle.

To see a comparison of annual heating and cooling costs using various HVAC systems and how much you could save by switching to geothermal, use our savings calculator.

Home Value

While other alternative heating and cooling systems (oil, gas, electric, etc...) may initially cost less to install, consider the high efficiency of a geothermal system and the resulting lower utility bills, and most home owners can recoup the initial higher investment within three to five years. With a home now generating utility bills that could be annually as much as 70% less than most similarly sized homes, owners can realize an increase in property value almost immediately. Also, most home owners can get help on the initial investment to install a geothermal pump from banks and other financial institutions that have special low-interest, long-term loans for energy efficient home improvement projects.

Preserve Natural Beauty and Resources

Would you ever guess that a system to heat and cool your home could help to preserve our natural resources and keep the world beautiful? Unlike traditional technologies such as gas, oil and propane, you aren't burning any fuel, so geothermal produces no combustion or smoke. That helps lower greenhouse gases, carbon dioxide and sulfur dioxide emissions into the atmosphere. The network of pipes can be hidden under your lawn, a garden, even your driveway. And, because the sealed pipes of a geothermal unit circulate an environmentally-friendly, non-toxic solution that never comes into contact with the earth, there are never any pollution concerns over in-ground storage tanks. Geothermal systems also significantly reduce our dependence on oil and the earth’s finite supply of other fossil fuels, and help keep our blue skies blue.

The more than 1,000,000 geothermal heat pumps installed in the United States has resulted in: