[jebartle]

Wow, the savings must be remarkable, they say as much as $250 a month...Initial cost is more but pays for itself after a few months.....Any pros or cons?...Anything better out there?

[mulligan]

On another thread today, the energy cost in a 1600 ft home was 116/month. Hard to save 250/month with those numbers.

[zcaveman]

Makes me think that SECO would owe me very month if I went Geo-thermal.

Sounds like a great deal!!!

[Russ_Boston]

JE - Do you have any links so I can figure out what you're referring to?

[Russ_Boston]

Thanks for the info but do you have any links to websites that show the units and how much they cost to retrofit your current system?

Impossible to do a cost analysis unless you know the exact amount to purchase and install the unit.

[Pturner]

Here a website:

http://bestairconditioningandheating.com/atlanta.htm

[Rag Bagger]

They are promoting geothermal systems especially for winter heating. Winter heating was costing us over $400.00/mo. in 2008. We knew we were going to leave in a few years, which was two years ago, So we didn't do the change but the savings would have been significant and payback in less than 6 years. One of the negatives is that if you are putting your house on the market geothermal systems may be a drawback. It's not commonly understood and most potential buyers may shy away from such a system.

My cousin, a farmer in Iowa, uses one of his farm ponds for the geothermal heat transfer for the past 20 years and his utility bills are very low. Less than $50.00 Mo. in the dead of winter. So it does work and work well.