Geothermal heating/cooling experiences [View all]

[NewJeffCT]

We moved across Connecticut last year from a town that primarily uses natural gas for heating, to a town that primarily uses heating oil for heating. My wife is having a heart attack over the price of heating oil, even though I told her last year that the lower taxes in our current town will be made up through the higher price to heat our home with oil vs natural gas.

Our home is a colonial style home and well insulated, less than 10 years old. But, I wanted to see if switching to geothermal would be a realistic option for us and if anybody has geothermal, knows somebody that has it, or has considered it. I know there is a 30% federal tax credit available for the next few years, but the state of Conn rebate program ran out of money last year.

And, even though our boiler is less than 10 years old and has been serviced regularly, it's not all that efficient overall. So, even putting in a new system that is more efficient would save money.

Thanks

(originally posted in the Lounge)