Great news for the geothermal industry! Water-to-water geothermal furnaces have now earned the Energy Star rating for the first time. With this new approval, homeowners who install these popular water-to water geothermal systems will now be eligible for the 30% federal tax credit!
We all knew these systems could save homeowners a lot of money on their heating bills in winter, but now the water-to-water unit has been given the “green light” of approval. Watch for this market to make a big splash in 2010 and the following years.
Water-to-water geothermal heat pumps use the same earth loop found in water-to-air geothermal units, but instead of heating air, they heat water that is circulated through tubing under your flooring. This type of heating is also called “radiant heat” and has been used with gas boilers for many years. Geothermal is a way to lower the cost of this type of heating while improving the environmental impact.
