Solar systems get 90 - 100% of their energy directly from the sun, while geothermal gets 70% from the Earth.

Both Solar and Geothermal systems are long term investments with continuing savings for their owners, for decades to come.

Geothermal gives it's owner " The most bang for your buck " in that it addresses the majority of most homes and businesses major energy cost, heating and cooling .

Most homes and businesses spend over 80% of their energy dollars to heat and cool. With today's state-of-the art geothermal energy system they can get from 70 - 75% of that energy from the earth. This with clean, renewable energy.

This is no "flash-in-the-pan" idea. It is proven technology.

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We have installed over 600 such systems since 1975. Here are but a few examples of long term results:

Residential:

Not only did we get the award for the "Best of the Best in 2002" for the lowest energy cost home per square foot in Vermont (see Featured Project, Residential) but this has been ongoing for decades.

The next example is a home that was built from a plan taken from a 1986 copy of Better Homes and Gardens

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This couple built their dream home in the North Country of Lake George, New York. Now, 15 years later, the house boasts a total energy cost of $131 monthly or just $1,572 a year!

More Residential Examples...

This 12,000 sq.ft. custom home in New York's Capital District has been geothermal heated and cooled since it's construction some 12 years ago. Heating & Cooling costs average less than $480 / month. The permanent fuel tank for this home is the 300 ft. well that also feeds it's central sprinkler system.

This 16,000 sq.ft. custom home, built 5 years ago in Saddle River, NJ, boasts 8 zones of radiant heated floors, 7 zones of central air conditioning, and a single geothermal well source. Total utilities average under $500 / month.

This 2100 sq.ft Solar Home in Hartford, NY boasts $90 / month total utility costs. It has had solar hot water, solar heat, geothermal heating and cooling, since it was built over 20 years ago.