You Might Be Surprised How Much Geothermal Solutions Can Save You Here in Alaska

As a home owner, you are routinely seeking ways to save money. You make sure to switch off lights when you leave a room, you keep your house set to a few degrees warmer or cooler depending on the season, you make sure that there aren’t any leaks coming through your windows or doors, and a whole host of other things that you know can help you save money on your utility bills. But what about your actual heating and cooling system?

If you’re using an older HVAC unit, you aren’t getting the most efficient heating and cooling available to you. 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 around 0.7. That’s a massive increase!
• The upkeep on a geothermal system is pretty close to nothing. A properly installed loop will last for an extremely long time. The unit itself is installed inside, typically in the garage. This means that it’s secure 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 used 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 needs a small area compared to a horizontal loop.

Top it all off with the fact that geothermal heating and cooling is one of the greenest energy solutions out there, and you’ve got a giant WIN-WIN situation. You can experience savings of up to 70% right out of the gate. Does this all sound like something that interests you? Give us a call today, and find out why Alaska homeowners have come to rely on us for all of their geothermal needs.