With today's rising
energy costs and unstable world economy, you will want to be in control of
your own power for you and your family. It is getting cheap.
Cheaper, in fact, everyday to set up your own "off the grid" or "grid-tied"
home power systems! Just look at the
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see how affordable the government is trying to make it for you. Save your own electricity to battery or sell it to
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Geothermal heating & cooling has been used since Roman times as a way of heating
buildings and spas by utilizing sources of hot water and hot steam that exist
near the earth's surface. Where such geothermal resources are available, it is
possible to distribute hot water or steam to multiple buildings. This technique,
long practiced throughout the world in locations such as Reykjavik, Iceland,
Boise, Idaho, USA, and Klamath Falls, Oregon is known as Geothermal
District heating.
In recent years, the term "Geothermal heating" has frequently been used
to refer to the heating and cooling that can be achieved through the use of a
Geothermal heat pump.
A geothermal heat pump system is a
and/or an air conditioning system that uses the Earth's ability to store heat in the
ground and water thermal masses. These systems operate on a stability of underground
temperatures; the ground a few feet below surface has a very stable temperature
throughout the year, typically somewhere in range of 50-85 °F (10-30 °C)
depending upon location's annual climate. A water-source
uses that available heat in the winter and puts heat back into the ground in the
summer. A geothermal system differs from a conventional
furnace or by its
ability to transfer heat versus the standard method of producing the heat. As
energy costs continue to rise and pollution concerns continue to be a hot topic,
geothermal systems may hold a solution to both of these concerns. A particular
advantage is that they can use
electricity produced from
renewable sources, like
solar and wind power,
to heat spaces and water much more efficiently than an
electric heater. This allows buildings to be heated with renewable energy
without transporting and burning biomass on
site, producing biogas for use in gas furnaces or relying solely upon solar
heating.
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Resources
EERE: Geothermal Technologies Program Home Page
Describes the US Department of Energy (DOE) geothermal energy program.
Includes facts and news.
http://eere.energy.gov/geothermal/
EERE: Bookmark Update
From the home page, you can access a selection of EERE Web sites, or you can
browse from here to find the page you are looking for.
www.eere.energy.gov/redirects/eren.html
OG&E Electric Services Residential | Geothermal | New Home
Built with advanced thermal protection and the latest, most energy-efficient
construction standards, The GeoThermal Home from OG&E utilizes the earth's
www.oge.com/es/rc/gt/new-home.asp
OG&E Electric Services Residential | Geothermal | What are
The GeoThermal Home insures that my customers will receive that level of
comfort and That's why all of the homes I build are The GeoThermal Home.
www.oge.com/es/rc/gt/customers-saying.asp
NREL: Geothermal Technologies Program Homes of the US
Department of Energy (DOE). Includes insights, technical data and publications. www.nrel.gov/geothermal/
Nevada Geothermal Power Inc. - Home Page - Mon Mar 3, 2008
Nevada Geothermal Power Inc. ("NGP") is an alternative renewable geothermal
energy company actively exploring and developing several geothermal power
plant www.nevadageothermal.com/
Welcome to EarthComfort.com | Geothermal Heat Pump Furnace
You owe it to yourself to learn more about the down-to-earth comfort of
geothermal heating and cooling for your new, or older, home. Quick Links www.earthcomfort.com/
Geothermal Systems and Your House | Geothermal Heat Pump
Furnace
In other words, the lower energy bill for a geothermal home more than offsets
the higher monthly mortgage payment. That's money in your pocket.
www.earthcomfort.com/yourhouse.html
Here is a video from YouTube
about a couple in Ontario, Canada who live completely off the grid using
wind and solar power and a battery storage system. They also recycle
their water supply and drive a car that gets 70 miles to the gallon. A
great piece and worth a watch! Good information about "Geothermal Heating for Home".
A valuable feature of grid-tie or
grid-connected photovoltaic systems is the ability to connect with the
existing power grid and sell excessive electricity back to the utility with
a plan known as Net Metering. At times when you are not using all
of the electricity produced by your system, your meter will spin backwards
selling the electricity back to the grid at retail rate. These systems do
not include a battery. Power is obtained from the utility grid when the
system is not producing electricity.
Grid-Tie Systems with
Battery Backup (GTB)
Grid-Tie Solar Electric Systems with Battery
Backup have all the features of the Grid-Tie Systems with the addition of a
Battery. The battery can store power for use when the system is not
producing electricity such as during the night or during blackouts.
That means you never have to buy electricity from the utility unless your
batteries are depleted.
Off-grid PV Systems (OGPV)
Also known as independent or stand alone
power, these systems are typically used to power remote homes and cabins. In
most cases, if the power lines are more than 1/3 of a mile away, a stand
alone renewable energy system can be cost-effective. Solar electric modules
charge a bank of batteries, an off-grid inverter converts the DC
battery current to standard 120/ 240
volt AC power and the home can be wired normally.
These systems can easily accept other battery charging sources such as wind
turbines, hydro electric turbines and AC generators. When 2 or more
charging sources are used, it's known as a hybrid power system. Our
most popular off-grid option is a solar and wind electric hybrid
system. This combination works together to even out the seasonal variations
of either power source alone.
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