Regardless of whether you’re building a new home or enhancing your present home, the choice to install either a standard HVAC system or geothermal heating and cooling can be a troublesome one. It’s almost never the case that Las Cruces residents don’t grasp the benefits of geothermal. What’s not to like, after all, about a technology that heats and cools your home naturally without fossil fuels and combustion, that has only a handful of mechanical parts, that requires little maintenance, that can keep on running efficiently for 30 to 50 years or better, and that can reduce energy bills by as much as 70 percent or more?
No, homeowners’ initial concerns about going geothermal often involve these five fears:
- Fear of High Up-Front Costs.
- Fear of “Too Little Too Late” Return on Investment.
- Fear That the Technology Remains “Unproven.”
- Fear That Geothermal Heating and Cooling Might Not Be the Best Alternative.
- Fear of Inadequate Dealer Support and Service.
Let’s examine these fears one by one.
Fear of High Up-Front Costs. This isn’t totally groundless; geothermal’s up-front costs are high, particularly where the installation of ground loops is concerned. But given the life of a geothermal system – strikingly longer than the life of typical heating and cooling systems, to be certain! – choosing geothermal is an investment in long-term energy efficiency and comfortable living. You’d swap out a new boiler, for instance, at least once before you’d be obliged to fix or replace any element of a geothermal system. Beyond that, with an ordinary system, you’re paying for electricity from the grid or for oil to burn, and those prices are spiraling upwards constantly. Geothermal energy is renewable energy that saves you money in the short term and improves the resale value of your home in the long term.
Fear of “Too Little Too Late” Return on Investment. The return on investment in most geothermal systems is at least 10 percent. What this tells you is that, for each dollar you invest, you’ll save 10 percent per year for as long as you have your system. The savings will commence as soon as it’s online, too.
Fear That the Technology Remains “Unproven.” Beyond any doubt, modern geothermal technology has proven itself many times over in countless installations here in Las Cruces, across the continent, and around the world since first introduced in the late 1940s. Factors such as the ever-growing demand for renewable energy and efficient, cost-effective space-conditioning systems have contributed to making the geothermal industry one of the fastest-growing in the 21st century. Clearly, fewer and fewer homeowners are apprehensive about opting for a geothermal system. They’re realizing that geothermal technology is far more efficient and trustworthy than traditional high-efficiency gas furnaces and whole-house air conditioners.
Fear That Geothermal Heating and Cooling Might Not Be the Right Alternative. Financial considerations are certainly important here. You’ll have to compare renewable-energy technology with that using standard energy sources and appraise the total costs and ROI of each. Should your home be situated on enough land area to accommodate the ground loops, geothermal will undoubtedly present itself as the most viable alternative – for the reasons mentioned above.
Fear of Limited Dealer Support and Service. We can dispense with this fear right here and now. Sun City Plumbing & Heating is a respected Las Cruces geothermal dealer, installer, and service provider. We’ll work closely with you from the get-go, and we’ll be there to cover your geothermal system’s every maintenance and service need for as long as you own it.
The only thing you really need fear is not being able to enjoy all the comfort, efficiency, energy-bill savings, and tranquility a geothermal heating and cooling system provides. Contact the geothermal experts at Sun City Plumbing & Heating today!