How are geothermal systems different from regular heating and air conditioning systems?
Conventional heating and cooling systems typically run on a combination of natural gas and electricity. With a geothermal HVAC system, 75 percent of the energy needed to cool and heat a building comes from the Earth’s heat reserves from the Sun, a clean, renewable and free energy source. This makes geothermal HVAC systems the most cost-efficient way to provide indoor heat and air conditioning. The energy field component of the system — the vertical energy boreholes and piping connections — is a lifetime investment that will outlast the building. This makes the lifecycle costs of owning a geothermal system much lower than conventional heating and cooling.
