But tell them that this same energy source equates to: taking nearly 1,295,000 cars off the road; planting more than 385 million trees; and reducing reliance on imported fuels by 21.5 million barrels of crude oil per year, and they may sit up and take notice.
That energy source is ground-source geothermal. Often referred to as "free energy from the earth," geothermal comes from the Greek words geo, meaning earth, and therme, meaning heat. Geothermal literally means "earth heat." Its popularity has grown as homeowners and business owners seek means for achieving higher efficiency in their HVAC systems while reducing energy costs. Also, an important byproduct of higher efficiency and lower costs is an environmentally friendly system that helps preserve the Earth's eco-structure, i.e., a green solution.