Hi Denise, Upstate Energy Solutions, based in Burdette, are good people to call. Their info is at www.upstateenergysolutions.com. They are experienced with geothermal as well as high-efficiency conventional heating systems, photovoltaics, and solar thermal. They are accredited through the NYSERDA "Home Performance with Energy Star" and photovoltaic programs. We have worked with them on numerous projects.
Renovus Energy in Ithaca no longer does geothermal installations, but their web site http://www.renovusenergy.com/geothermal.html offers links to geothermal contractors they recommend. Geothermal can make both good environmental and economic sense if you have the right land base/geology and a suitable house. Whether it makes sense in your particular case will depend on these factors; a good contractor can help you weigh the upfront cost and long-term savings against other options. If you'd like to see some geothermal systems in action and talk to people living with them, I would recommend checking out the annual Green Buildings Open House (http://www.nesea.org/buildings/openhouse/), which takes place in October 4. The 2008 sites have not been listed yet but the web site allows you to search sites by feature. There are typically a couple geothermal homes on the tour. Good luck, Jon Harrod Snug Planet LLC www.snugplanet.com --- On Wed, 8/13/08, denise mooney <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > From: denise mooney <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Subject: [SustainableTompkins] seneca county geothermal contractors?... > To: [email protected] > Date: Wednesday, August 13, 2008, 6:28 PM > hello people of the sust tomp list!...i hope this is an > appropriate topic for this list, if not, please accept my > apology for posting... > > i did a search of the archives here and did not find > anything about who does this type of work in the finger > lakes?...but if this conversation has occurred already, > would someone steer me in the right direction?...if not, > > i was wondering if people could give me names of folks who > would be into designing and implementing a geothermal > heating system?...or comments about such systems?...proz and > conz?... > > thank u, > denise... > > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > For more information about sustainability in the Tompkins > County area, please visit: > http://www.sustainabletompkins.org/ > > RSS, archives, subscription & listserv information for: > [email protected] > http://lists.mutualaid.org/mailman/listinfo/sustainabletompkins > free hosting by http://www.mutualaid.org _______________________________________________ For more information about sustainability in the Tompkins County area, please visit: http://www.sustainabletompkins.org/ RSS, archives, subscription & listserv information for: [email protected] http://lists.mutualaid.org/mailman/listinfo/sustainabletompkins free hosting by http://www.mutualaid.org
