What advantages do geothermal heat pump systems offer?
Costs vary from project to project. Installation of the system at Daniel Boone High School, a 160,000-square-foot facility in Washington County, Tennessee, was completed in April 1996 at a cost of $551,000. Although the installation costs for geothermal systems can be higher than for other less-efficient systems, the cost is rapidly offset by substantially lower utility bills. The Daniel Boone system should pay for itself in a little more than five years.
