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Is Geothermal Heating and Cooling right for you and your Massachusetts home?

 Are you evaluating geothermal for your Massachusetts home?

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Free Money:

Right now, the Federal government will pick up 30% of the installed cost for most taxpayers, and Massachusetts' major power companies will lend customers up to $15,000, interest free, for 7 years. You may also qualify for a 75% rebate on insulation! Heating and cooling may never be this cheap again.
 
  • Is your house on a suburban or rural lot?
  • Can you invest or borrow $20K-$30K?

Then the answer is probably YES -- you can take advantage of science's most efficient heating and cooling technology!

It's a better solution for some people than for others, however. Learning how good a fit it is for you requires an expert analysis, but ...

Take Our Quiz!

Based on our non-expert experience, the more factors below that apply to you, the better or less expensive geothermal will be for you.  (No, you don't have to have all -- or even most -- of the below . These are in approximate order of importance.)

Do you...

Have access to capital at low interest (savings, for instance) of $20K-$30K
Have a house lot large enough to allow a well or excavation
Have federally taxable income
Value the highest home energy efficiency possible
Prefer to not burn fuel at your residence for environmental, health, or safety reasons
Accept a 5-15 year payback on investments (for instance, a 10% long term rate of return)
Value predictability and low inflation in energy costs (for instance, if  you are on a fixed income)
Have a reasonably well insulated and draft-free home
Plan on building a new house
Have existing central air conditioning
Have existing forced-air heat with conventional (low-velocity) ductwork
Use air conditioners in summer
Have a furnace that is over 20 years old, perhaps original equipment
Have an area roughly tennis court size, not distant from house, that could be excavated
Have substantial, shallow, high quality ground water
Have a reliable source of electricity in winter
Use substantial hot water for family household needs (laundry, bathing, dishwashing)
Have 60-ampere or better electrical service


 

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Read on to find out why each factor is important...
 
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