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Interesting Facts
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According to the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), GeoExchange technology is the most
energy-effi cient, environmentally-clean and cost-effective space conditioning system available.
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The EPA found that the systems can reduce energy consumption and corresponding emissions
by over 40% compared to air source heat pumps and by over 70% compared to electric resistance
heating with standard air conditioning equipment.
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If one in twelve California homes installed a GeoExchange system, the energy savings would
equal nine new power plants.
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Installing a GeoExchange system in a typical home is equal, in greenhouse gas reduction, to
planting an acre of trees, or taking two cars off the road.
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Current GeoExchange installations equal 14 million barrels of crude oil saved per year.
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The ground absorbs 47% of the sun’s energy that reaches the earth. This amount of energy
represents 500 times more than mankind needs every year.
5 units of heating or
cooling delivered into
your home
1 unit of electricity
4 units of "free"
energy from the
earth
ABOUT YOUR WATERFURNACE SYSTEM
This section includes some detailed information about how geothermal technology works, and how the different compo-
nents used in the system work together to provide you with the fi nest comfort system available. You'll fi nd useful informa-
tion about the refrigeration process, loop systems, safety, and warranties.
Although the mechanics behind this technology may seem complicated, it's based on the same technology that's used
for your refrigerator—it's simply a device that moves heat energy from one place to another. And because of the infi nite
heat storage ability of the earth, you have a free, unlimited supply of energy in your own yard. In fact, for every one unit of
electricity the system consumes, four units of energy are provided free from the earth and delivered into your home. This
energy fl ow can be easily represented by the diagram below.
ABOUT YOUR WATERFURNACE SYSTEM
