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GEOTHERMAL SYSTEM CAN CUT HEATING COSTS BY 60%Chatham Daily News - Chatham,Ontario,CanadaThe soaring price of natural gas, oil and propane has helped spawn a new company in Chatham-Kent called Geothermal Solutions. Company spokesman Tim Gillier
NYERS FEEL HEATING-OIL BILL CHILLSNew York Post - New York,NY,USANatural gas, a cheaper alternative to heating oil, has quietly doubled in price in New York since last November, O'Connor added.
Wood becoming more attractive heating optionNashua Telegraph - Nashua,NH,USAVavra has used oil to heat his home in the past, but the 30-year-old Derry resident switched to using a wood stove last winter because of rising oil costs.
Green House IngenuityPeoria Journal Star - Peoria,IL,USAThe geothermal system provides free hot water in winter, but the system really shines in summer, knocking down the cost of air conditioning, Tom Majewski
Weighing the optionsOttawa Citizen - Ontario, CanadaAnd who wants to be operating a corn stove during a food crisis? Electric heat probably isn't the worst of our options, environmentally speaking,
Earth wind & fireOttawa Citizen - Ontario, CanadaElsewhere in Ottawa, Nancy Ross and her family are enjoying environmentally friendly air conditioning, thanks to their recently installed geothermal system,
Going Solar Gets CheaperWeekend America - Saint Paul,MN,USAThe volunteers are ready to attach 30 glass tubes to Kevin Frank's roof, the last piece in his solar heating system. As the sun beats down on the tubes,
Alternative Energy: Making The Meter Spin BackwardWCPO - Cincinnati,OH,USAThe Sturdevants spent $43000 for the geothermal system and a complete overhaul of their heating and cooling system. The owner of the solar house in Price
Oil prices force consumers to seek heat alternativesTimes Herald-Record - Middletown,NY,USAStill, Collignon heats her own 2500-square-foot home with a wood stove. "Four cords of wood heats the whole house from the first cool night of fall to the
Consumers fired up about pellet stovesNashua Telegraph - Nashua,NH,USAA single mom from Nashua who came in recently was looking for alternative heating options because she couldnt imagine turning her thermostat lower than the
As heating-oil prices rise, US consumers look to alternative sourcesInternational Herald Tribune - FranceInstead of paying $5000 for 1100 gallons of heating oil in the coming year based on current record prices, he'll spend $2000 on about eight tons of wood
No high heating costs for this familyLeader Vindicator - DuBois,PA,USAKnisely said today an average geothermal system can cost between $18000-28000. Depending on what a customer wants, this cost can increase further.
Jittery Homeowners Look For Other Heat SourcesHartford Courant - United StatesHe said they have been talking the last two weeks about finding some alternative to fuel oil. He wasn't surprised to see other folks in a stove store on a
Solar system buyers see 'free' heatKennebec Journal - Augusta,ME,USAActually, he's still paying for the approximately $8000 in installation costs, but he's not paying for the oil to heat the water.
Pellet stoves efficient, but becoming scarceThe Union Leader - Manchester,NH,USAThe energy crisis has pushed many in New Hampshire to seek alternative heating sources, and wood-pellet stoves are a popular choice.
Living solarNRToday.com - Roseburg,OR,USAIn the winter, the couple uses a wood stove to heat their home, and in the summer they open all of the windows in the evening to let in cool air and keep
Home heating: many seek oil alternativeMount Desert Islander - Ben Harbor,ME,USABAR HARBOR With the price of home heating oil nearing $4.80 a gallon, many residents here are looking into alternative methods to heat their houses.
Some in US replace oil heat with wood stovesReuters - USA... the state's former governor, told a recent alternative energy industry gathering. Maine has the highest rate of heating oil use in the nation,
To Reduce Greenhouse Gases, Start by Shrinking BuildingsWashington Post - United StatesFor areas with extensive winter cloud cover, passive solar heating can provide about 20 to 40 percent of winter heating needs, but as much as 40 to 50
Heat your home with stored solar energyCitizen Standard - Valley View,PA,USAThe third article in the series looks at one of many alternative heating sources - by obtaining heat from the earth with a geothermal heating system.
Somerset resident made solar panel systemDaily American Online (subscription) - Somerset,PA,USAIm probably going to be saving about 30 percent on my hot water heating bill, he said. Dollar wise its cheaper, but time wise its more expensive, he
East Haven getting 'greener'New Haven Register (subscription) - New Haven,CT,USAIt has installed "dual fuel" boilers that can run on either natural gas or heating oil in some schools and is installing "heat recovery" systems to recycle
A new path on Md. EnergyBaltimore Sun - United StatesInstallations of whole-house solar heating systems increased 45 percent from 2006 to 2007, and the addition of solar water heating has more than doubled
Madaket family counts on the sun to heat their homeNantucket Island Inquirer - Nantucket,MA,USAThe Taaffes are just one of a growing number of island families, businesses and nonprofits looking to alternative energy to heat their buildings and power
Unwrapping the Puzzle of Home InsulationWall Street Journal - USAHeating and cooling account for 50% to 70% of the energy used in a typical home, according to the US Department of Energy. And much energy and money is
Hudson family fights back against rising propane pricesHudson Star Observer - Hudson,WI,USA... 50-percent jump in LP prices last winter, combined with a basement remodeling project, that motivated Martin to look for an alternative heating system.
Bringing solar into your homeLynnwood Journal Newspapers - Lynnwood,WA,USABurgett's company, Northwest Mechanical, has been installing alternative forms of heat in homes for 30 years, beginning during the energy crisis of the
Popularity of pellet stoves soarsTimes and Transcript - Moncton,New Brunswick,CanadaWood, a customer service representative at Sunpoke Energy Systems on Hanwell Road, says wood stove sales in his store are up too, but it's the pellet stoves
Toward Energy Self-Sufficiency In Some Surprisingly Simple StepsWashington Post - United States"Most people, just like Cindy and Bob, draw up plans for their dream house, and the tonnage of the house -- how much energy it will take to keep the heating
Homes that produce their own energyTimes Online - UKGiven the rising cost of gas and electricity - heating bills could be 40% higher in the coming winter than last year - they might do even better than that.
Geothermal hits homeTwin Cities Finance and Commerce - Minneapolis,MN,USAA 2007 Massachusetts Institute of Technology study, sponsored by the US Department of Energy, estimated that geothermal energy will eventually power 25
Reaping the wind in PhoenixBaltimore Sun - United StatesA geothermal system would cycle water through a loop of tubes deep in the earth to warm the home in winter and cool it in summer.
