You Might Be Surprised How Much Geothermal Solutions Can Save You Here in The Hudson Valley November 13, 2017 As a home owner, you are regularly scouting for ways to keep as much of your money in your pocket as possible. You ensure you turn off lights when you leave a room, you keep your house fixed at a few degrees warmer or cooler depending on the season, you make sure that you don’t have any leaks coming through your windows or doors, and a ton of other things that you know can keep your utility bills low. But what about your actual heating and cooling system?If you’re using a traditional system, you aren’t getting the most efficient heating and cooling possible. Simply put, a geothermal system can easily be three to four times MORE efficient than standard solutions that you find in most homes. That’s just the tip of the iceberg, as well. Additional benefits that a geothermal heating and cooling system can bring to your home includes…Geothermal systems experience a coefficient of performance (COP) of anywhere between 3 and 4.5, sometimes even higher. What this means is that for each unity of energy used in the system, you’ll get back the COP value in heat. To put this into perspective, a traditional heating system’s COP is typically in the neighborhood of 0.7. That’s a pretty significant increase!The upkeep on a geothermal system is pretty close to zero. A correctly installed loop will last for an extremely long time. The unit itself is installed inside, typically in the garage. This means that it’s shielded from the elements, and the only wear and tear it’ll experience is from standard use. Quality parts and construction will give you piece of mind that it’ll last a long time without needing maintenance.A geothermal system can be installed with either a newly constructed house, or it can be installed as a retro fit. There are many styles of loop systems that can be utilized as well, so a home doesn’t need as much space as you might be thinking. For example, a vertical loop system is installed straight into the ground, and only requires a small area compared to a horizontal loop.To put the cherry on top, geothermal heating and cooling is one of the greenest energy solutions out there, and you’ve got a giant WIN-WIN situation. You can see savings of up to 70% right out of the gate. So what are you waiting for? Give us a call today, and find out why The Hudson Valley homeowners have come to rely on us for all of their geothermal needs. Back To News