I could see that. We looked very seriously at geothermal when we had the behemoth of a house in Indiana. The builder had clearly cut corners both in design and selection of the HVAC system, and what it had was running on the ragged edge and horribly inefficient, despite only being 6-7 years old.
This was a 4,000 SF two story house, so there was a lot to heat and cool. A geothermal system would have cost us about $11,000 out of pocket after all the rebates from the state and Federal governments. Add to that a 50% property tax credit from the state as long as we lived in the house made the payback very attractive. Sadly, we didn’t have the resources to do it. Our HVAC guy, who had been doing geothermal for probably 10 years and had a similar system in his own house, had estimated our average monthly costs at about $75-$100. Pretty darned good compared to what hey were with the existing system. -D > On May 9, 2018, at 7:58 PM, Dimitri via Mercedes <mercedes@okiebenz.com> > wrote: > > I wonder if they would do an exchange, geothermal for solar? > > Sent from my iPhone > >> On May 9, 2018, at 7:17 PM, Mitch Haley via Mercedes <mercedes@okiebenz.com> >> wrote: >> >> If it might be good for you, California will shove it down your throat, I >> mean, mandate it: >> >> https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2018-05-09/california-votes-to-require-rooftop-solar-power-on-new-homes >> >> California became the first U.S. state to require solar panels on almost all >> new homes, sending the clearest signal yet that rooftop power is moving >> beyond a niche market and becoming the norm. >> >> Most new homes built after Jan. 1, 2020, will be required to include solar >> systems as part of energy-efficiency standards adopted Wednesday by the >> California Energy Commission. While that’s a boost for the solar industry, >> critics warned that it will also drive up the cost of buying a house by >> almost $10,000. Solar shares surged upon the decision, while homebuilders >> fell. >> >> _______________________________________ >> http://www.okiebenz.com >> >> To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ >> >> To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: >> http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com >> > > > _______________________________________ > http://www.okiebenz.com > > To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ > > To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: > http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com > _______________________________________ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com
