factoids
- Surveys by Geoexchange consistently show more than 95% of all GHP customers "very satisfied" with system.
- According to the HBA, consumer demand for energy efficient building alternatives has more than quadrupled (4X) since 2005.
- For a 20 home (2,000 sq. ft.) GHP community: over 180,000 pounds of CO2 reduced annually. Over 4 million pounds of CO2 reduced over 20 years. Carbon offset equivalent to planting 13,000 pine trees annually.
- According to the EPA, geothermal heat pumps are “the most energy efficient, environmentally clean, and cost effective space conditioning systems available,” saving homeowners up to 80% on heating, cooling, and hot water.
- According to the Department Of Energy, heating and cooling account for an average of 56% of the energy use in a typical U.S. home, the largest energy expense for most households.
- Geothermal heat pumps generate the lowest emissions among all heating and cooling technologies.
- According to the National Energy Assistance Directors’ Association (NEADA), the average household spent over $1,340 on heating during the winter of 2009-2010, up more than 10% from previous winter.
- According to the HBA, for every $1 in annual energy savings, home value increases an average of $20.
- According to Carbonfund.org, in a 3,000 sq. ft. house a potential annual reduction of 12,000 pounds of CO2. Equivalent to planting 850 pine trees annually.
- According to the EIA, by 2015 electricity is expected to increase another 25%.