Geothermal

Recently Comfort Engineered Systems filmed a short commercial to highlight the key points to geothermal.  Check it out and give us a call for more information. 

Comfort Engineered Systems Commercial

Any Nashville area homeowner that needs to purchase a new heating and cooling system should consider geothermal. 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? It is because geothermal is one of the best available technologies for reducing the country’s energy consumption and for reducing carbon emissions to the atmosphere. Today, residential and commercial buildings are responsible for consuming about 39% of the country’s total energy use and for about 43% of total carbon emissions. In a typical residence, between 55% and 70% of all energy used is for heating, cooling, and hot water. 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 so efficient 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 generally pay for itself in 5 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 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!