Geo-Thermal Systems:

There is no question that moving from a conventional heat pump unit for heating and cooling your home, to a geothermal system, will save you thousands of dollars over the lifetime of the system.  A typical heat pump system installed in a home that is five years old or more, will likely be rated at 13 SEER.  A new Tranquility Geothermal system from Climatemaster will be rated at a minimum of 26 SEER.  This translates into a 50% reduction of that portion of your electric bill devoted to running the HVAC system.  Plus, most geothermal units an be adapted to generate hot water for domestic use.  In that case, you could add the savings from running your existing hot water system, to the savings geothermal returned on your HVAC bill. 

It is also worth noting that the Federal Renewable Energy Credit (30% of the total cost of the system, no cap) is good for geothermal systems purchased through 2016.  It’s a great time to go GEO!