This is because a geothermal heating & cooling system uses the ground's constant temperature of ~50° as a baseline temperature to heat your home from in the winter, and is able to dump the excess heat from your home to the ground in the summer.
To learn more about how geothermal works check out our How Geothermal Works page
Space heating, air conditioning, and water heating account for ~70% of energy use in home, according to the EIA.
Most homes in the United States still use fossil fuel based heating equipment like furnaces or boilers, traditional air conditioners, and fossil fuel based water heaters.
Replacing this dated equipment with a much more efficient geothermal heating and cooling system can reduce a home’s CO2 emissions by up to 75%.
That’s equivalent to removing 39 cars from the road for an entire year
Equivalent to the same amount of CO2 sequestered by 250 acres of forest
That’s equivalent to removing 18 cars from the road for an entire year
Equivalent to the same amount of CO2 sequestered by 117 acres of forest
That’s equivalent to removing 23 cars from the road for an entire year
Equivalent to the same amount of CO2 sequestered by 148 acres of forest
That’s equivalent to removing 18 cars from the road for an entire year
Equivalent to the same amount of CO2 sequestered by 117 acres of forest
That's equivalent to the weight of about 4,545 Boeing 747s
Which is equivalent to taking 29,061 off the road
The same amount of CO2 that's sequestered by 159,581 acres of forest
Geothermal reduces environmental damage caused by extraction of fossil fuels
According to the CDC, carbon monoxide poisoning “kills hundreds every year and makes thousands more sick.”
Not burning fossil fuels in your home significantly improves indoor air quality
A typical geothermal / ground heat pump lasts 20 - 25 years
Not only are you reducing your dependence on fossil fuels, you're reducing fuel truck drive time by not buying fossil fuels
No flames and no fumes. Furnaces have the potential to produce serious health hazards like carbon monoxide, sulfur dioxide, and nitrogen dioxide.
While many people are aware of the growing climate crisis and would like to do their part to help, it can often be hard to make major changes to decrease your carbon footprint. Here at Dandelion, we aim to make upgrading from a traditional HVAC system to a geothermal one not only environmentally-friendly but customer-friendly. From a healthier home to cost savings, geothermal is a smart choice not just for the planet but for you as well, no sacrifices needed.
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