Ahhh some of that lovely John Foster distortion. I don't think those
units generate electricity...do they John?
I'll check with some of the people at work, I wouldn't be surprised if we
had some sort of program that tried to encourage the use of these heat
pumps.
Steve
--- John Foster <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
> Steve Verdon, you have stated in numerous posts that renewable energy is
> more costly than the fossil fuels. I have another example which
> demonstrates
> that your continuous reportage indicating your 'innocence of the facts'
> leads you to draw false conclusions. Go the URL for the US DOE and pull
> up
> the section on geothermal heat pumps. When compared to natural gas,
> electric
> heat, and to propane, Geothermal Heat Pumps save 25-50% in heating
> costs,
> and the heat is free from the earth.
>
> Your pants are going to catch on fire...lad.
>
> http://www.eren.doe.gov/erec/factsheets/geo_heatpumps.html
>
> Excerpt
>
> "In Lincoln, Nebraska, not only is the school district benefiting from
> the
> savings of Geothermal Heat Pump [GHP] systems, but the taxpayers are,
> too.
> With cooperation from Lincoln Electric Systems and Lincoln Public
> Schools,
> four elementary schools recently installed GHP systems. The heating and
> cooling costs are about $144,000 a year less (for 1996-1997) than they
> would
> have been if those schools installed more traditional heating and
> cooling
> systems. These savings will reach about $3.8 million over just 20 years,
> allowing for other capital improvements to be realized. Compared to
> natural
> gas HVAC systems (air-cooled, variable air volume systems) that were
> installed in two other schools at the same time, the schools had a total
> energy cost savings of 57%. There were also 42% and 20% reductions in
> electrical demand and electrical energy consumption, respectively. Not
> only
> will the school district taxpayers save about $3.8 million over the next
> 20
> years, but the GHPs also help reduce peak demand for electricity
> compared to
> alternative systems."
>
> Steve harbinges:
> >John, you do realize what this is saying don't you? That with their
> >carbon tax the economy would be more efficient, everybody would be
> better
> >off, i.e. there would be more goods and services available. People
> could
> >consume more.
>
> Or they could work less. Many folks that I know would work less, and
> play
> more, that is put zing back into their love life.
>
> That is put more zing into their lust for life rather than in their lust
> for
> success....
=====
"In a nutshell, he [Steve] is 100% unadulterated evil. I do not believe in a 'Satan', but this man is as close to 'the real McCoy' as they come."
--Jamey Lee West
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