Benefits and competitive advantages gained by using the Thermacouple® Earth
Energy
System:
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The Thermacouple® Earth
Energy System
helps home and commercial building owners to dramatically reduce (i)
the initial cost of installing any ground source heat pump system,
(ii) the complexity of ground source heat pump system planning,
design and installation, and (iii) the amount of labor and other costs
associated with ground loop construction.
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When connected to any geothermal heat pump
system, the Thermacouple® ground loop system also helps
building owners
dramatically reduce heating and cooling bills by at least 50%.
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| The Thermacouple® System
helps geothermal
heat pump system contractors to simplify the planning, design and
installation of ground source heat pump systems, and reduce the amount
of labor and other costs associated with ground loop construction. |
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Geothermal is an investment. For many
retrofit applications and especially new construction the energy
savings more than offset the cost of installation over a short period
of time. Think of geothermal in terms of Net Present Value (NPV). If
you install a system which produces significant cash flow savings over
its lifetime with a salvage value (equal to the value of the ground
loop), the NPV is almost always positive. Many people want to know the
“payback” period. We often ask these individuals what the payback
period is on their car, or the current payback period of their gas
furnace, there is none. Geothermal will produce energy savings, which
will equal and exceed the cost of the system installation over a period
of time. That period of time is dependent on the situation, but with
the recent 30% tax credit the period has decreased nicely. (3-8 years).
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The Thermacouple®
System is
helping our Nation in several important ways: |
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The Thermacouple® System
is helping
building owners across our nation achieve its energy conservation,
efficiency, sustainability, and security objectives.
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When used in federally-funded geothermal
heat pump projects, the Thermacouple® System ensures
that taxpayer
money is spent wisely and responsibly to serve the public's interest
and to meet our nation’s energy management objectives.
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The EPA and the U.S. Department of Energy
recognize geothermal systems as the most environmentally friendly way
to heat and cool a home. Unlike other comfort systems, geothermal does
not emit carbon dioxide, carbon monoxide, or other greenhouse gasses
which contribute to air quality pollution. Additionally, low
electricity demand from geothermal systems help reduce peak grid demand
and the need for more electric generating plants.
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Also, the Thermacouple® System
is
helping
our
nation
to
aggressively
expand the ground source heat pump industry,
create thousands of "green jobs", and achieve our nation’s energy
conservation, efficiency, sustainability, and security objectives.
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