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Energy
Usage of a Direct Exchange Geothermal Heating and Cooling System |
In
October of 2004 we moved into our newly built home in Vineland
NJ. During the planning phase we elected to use a Geothermal
heating and cooling system. The basic concept is the system
uses the constant temperature of the earth (about 53 degrees)
to heat and cool the house. The benefits are significant cost
savings and minimal environmental impact.
Our house is approximately 2,350 square feet. We chose a Direct
Exchange- Closed Loop system from ECR
Technologies. We chose Hoffman
Mechanical to install the 4 ton, horizontal loop system.
We also had our goethermal system metered so we could monitor
the energy usage and the costs of heating and cooling the
house. Those results bring us to this page.

The cost of installing the system was about $26,000, including
the ductwork. This was about $16,000 above the cost of a gas
heating and standard a/c unit. We qualified for a $2,400 rebate
from the Vineland Electric Utility. Our house was built by
O'Rourke Construction.
The house is operated on a 2 zone system (1 thermostat for
the second floor, 1 thermostat for 1st floor). We use programmable
thermostats. Generally during the summer they are set to
86 when not home and 78 when home. During the winter they
are set to 64 when not
home
and
68 when home. We have a tankless hotwater heater that is independent of the Geothermal system.
I will update this site in December each year with
new data. The Homeowners are Jon & Kaley Heck. If
you have any questions you can Email them to:
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Geothermal Energy Usage 15-16
Date |
Total
Electric Usage |
Geothermal
Usage |
% |
Charge/
kwh |
Avg.
Geo Usage/ Day |
Geothermal Cost |
Avg.
Geothermal Cost/ Day |
Avg.
Temp |
Temp
Range |
Heating/Cooling
Degree Days |
11/15 |
1,253 kwh |
259 kwh |
21% |
12.4¢ |
8.09 kwh |
$32.23 |
$1.01 |
50° |
24°-75° |
447 |
12/15 |
1,553 kwh |
571 kwh |
37% |
12.1¢ |
17.30kwh |
$68.81 |
$2.09 |
46° |
22°-71° |
586 |
1/16 |
1,517 kwh |
691 kwh |
46% |
12.1¢ |
25.59 kwh |
$83.53 |
$3.09 |
29° |
8°-63° |
1101 |
2/16 |
1,534 kwh |
603 kwh |
39% |
12.1¢ |
20.79 kwh |
$72.78 |
$2.51 |
34° |
2°-65° |
888 |
3/16 |
1,345 kwh |
446 kwh |
33% |
12.3¢ |
13.12 kwh |
$54.88 |
$1.61 |
46° |
22°-80° |
572 |
4/16 |
965 kwh |
74 kwh |
8% |
13.0¢ |
2.64 kwh |
$9.66 |
$0.34 |
52° |
23°-84° |
412 |
5/16 |
1,042 kwh |
138 kwh |
13% |
15.4¢ |
4.60 kwh |
$21.23 |
$0.71 |
61° |
40°-90° |
267 |
6/16 |
1,175 kwh |
329 kwh |
28% |
15.4¢ |
9.68 kwh |
$50.64 |
$1.49 |
72° |
51°-93° |
231 |
7/16 |
1,157 kwh |
489 kwh |
42% |
15.4¢ |
17.46 kwh |
$75.26 |
$2.69 |
78° |
60°-96° |
425 |
8/16 |
1,527 kwh |
449 kwh |
29% |
15.4¢ |
13.61 kwh |
$69.15 |
$2.10 |
78° |
56°-96° |
411 |
9/16 |
928 kwh |
84 kwh |
9% |
13.2¢ |
2.90 kwh |
$11.05 |
$0.38 |
71° |
46°-97° |
229 |
10/16 |
898 kwh |
232 kwh |
25% |
13.2¢ |
7.73 kwh |
$30.73 |
$1.02 |
57° |
31°-86° |
295 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Avg. |
1,241 kwh |
364 kwh |
29% |
13.5¢ |
11.96 kwh |
$48.33 |
$1.59 |
56° |
|
489 |
Geothermal Energy Usage 14-15
Date |
Total
Electric Usage |
Geothermal
Usage |
% |
Charge/
kwh |
Avg.
Geo Usage/ Day |
Geothermal Cost |
Avg.
Geothermal Cost/ Day |
Avg.
Temp |
Temp
Range |
Heating/Cooling
Degree Days |
11/14 |
1,527 kwh |
534 kwh |
35% |
12.1¢ |
17.23 kwh |
$64.64 |
$2.09 |
42° |
21°-71° |
625 |
12/14 |
2,050 kwh |
827 kwh |
40% |
11.7¢ |
25.06kwh |
$96.37 |
$2.92 |
39° |
19°-67° |
798 |
1/15 |
1,710 kwh |
888 kwh |
52% |
11.9¢ |
32.89 kwh |
$105.67 |
$3.91 |
28° |
7°-56° |
1137 |
2/15 |
2,007 kwh |
1,056 kwh |
53% |
11.6¢ |
35.20 kwh |
$123.34 |
$4.11 |
22° |
0°-43° |
1178 |
3/15 |
1,510 kwh |
462 kwh |
31% |
12.1¢ |
14.00 kwh |
$55.89 |
$1.69 |
36° |
6°-65° |
878 |
4/15 |
984 kwh |
139 kwh |
14% |
12.1¢ |
4.96 kwh |
$18.07 |
$0.65 |
53° |
30°-80° |
345 |
5/15 |
1,275 kwh |
245 kwh |
19% |
15.4¢ |
7.42 kwh |
$37.72 |
$1.14 |
55° |
40°-91° |
206 |
6/15 |
1,137 kwh |
297 kwh |
26% |
15.4¢ |
10.61 kwh |
$45.71 |
$1.63 |
72° |
50°-92° |
249 |
7/15 |
1,286 kwh |
338 kwh |
26% |
15.4¢ |
11.66 kwh |
$52.03 |
$1.79 |
77° |
60°-94° |
364 |
8/15 |
1,480 kwh |
453 kwh |
31% |
15.4¢ |
15.10 kwh |
$69.76 |
$2.33 |
76° |
57°-94° |
334 |
9/15 |
1,094 kwh |
100 kwh |
9% |
12.7¢ |
3.03 kwh |
$12.74 |
$0.39 |
72° |
51°-94° |
212 |
10/15 |
895 kwh |
100 kwh |
11% |
14.9¢ |
3.57 kwh |
$14.86 |
$0.53 |
55° |
27°-79° |
301 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Avg. |
1,413 kwh |
445 kwh |
31% |
13.5¢ |
15.06 kwh |
$58.07 |
$1.93 |
52° |
|
552 |
Geothermal Energy Usage 13-14
Date |
Total
Electric Usage |
Geothermal
Usage |
% |
Charge/
kwh |
Avg.
Geo Usage/ Day |
Geothermal Cost |
Avg.
Geothermal Cost/ Day |
Avg.
Temp |
Temp
Range |
Heating/Cooling
Degree Days |
11/13 |
1,588 kwh |
554 kwh |
35% |
11.8¢ |
17.87 kwh |
$65.17 |
$2.10 |
43° |
19°-70° |
641 |
12/13 |
2,009 kwh |
679 kwh |
34% |
11.4¢ |
21.22 kwh |
$77.60 |
$2.43 |
36° |
16°-68° |
900 |
1/14 |
1,900 kwh |
1080 kwh |
56% |
11.5¢ |
37.24 kwh |
$124.21 |
$4.28 |
26° |
(-7)°-63° |
1198 |
2/14 |
1,709 kwh |
587 kwh |
34% |
11.6¢ |
20.24 kwh |
$68.39 |
$2.36 |
29° |
3°-54° |
1001 |
3/14 |
1,343 kwh |
412 kwh |
31% |
12.1¢ |
14.71 kwh |
$49.67 |
$1.77 |
37° |
10°-67° |
873 |
4/14 |
1,242 kwh |
164 kwh |
13% |
12.2¢ |
4.82 kwh |
$20.02 |
$0.59 |
51° |
30°-82° |
415 |
5/14 |
986 kwh |
218 kwh |
22% |
15.4¢ |
7.52 kwh |
$33.53 |
$1.16 |
62° |
41°-89° |
157 |
6/14 |
1,484 kwh |
399 kwh |
27% |
15.4¢ |
12.47 kwh |
$61.45 |
$1.92 |
71° |
43°-95° |
206 |
7/14 |
1,284 kwh |
241 kwh |
19% |
15.4¢ |
8.03 kwh |
$37.10 |
$1.24 |
74° |
56°-92° |
291 |
8/14 |
1,421 kwh |
347 kwh |
24% |
15.4¢ |
11.57 kwh |
$53.43 |
$1.78 |
71° |
53°-89° |
189 |
9/14 |
1,133 kwh |
60 kwh |
5% |
12.7¢ |
1.88 kwh |
$7.59 |
$0.24 |
68° |
41°-92° |
168 |
10/14 |
1,033 kwh |
203 kwh |
20% |
12.9¢ |
7.00 kwh |
$26.13 |
$0.90 |
58° |
30°-76° |
251 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Avg. |
1,428 kwh |
395 kwh |
28% |
13.1¢ |
13.71 kwh |
$52.03 |
$1.73 |
52° |
|
524 |
Geothermal Energy Usage 12-13
Date |
Total
Electric Usage |
Geothermal
Usage |
%
|
Charge/
kwh
|
Avg.
Geo Usage/ Day |
Geothermal Cost
|
Avg.
Geothermal Cost/ Day |
Avg.
Temp |
Temp
Range |
Heating/Cooling
Degree Days |
11/12 |
1,437 kwh
|
320 kwh
|
22%
|
11.9¢
|
10.67 kwh
|
$38.18
|
$1.27
|
42°
|
25°-70°
|
700
|
12/12
|
1,697 kwh
|
559 kwh
|
33%
|
11.6¢
|
18.63 kwh
|
$65.19
|
$2.17
|
41°
|
23°-67°
|
751
|
1/13
|
2,003 kwh
|
829 kwh
|
41%
|
11.4¢
|
25.12 kwh
|
$94.77
|
$2.87
|
34°
|
9°-67°
|
950
|
2/13
|
1,482 kwh
|
585 kwh
|
39%
|
11.8¢
|
21.67 kwh
|
$69.49
|
$2.40
|
33°
|
6°-52°
|
893
|
3/13
|
1,437 kwh
|
481 kwh
|
33%
|
11.9¢
|
16.59 kwh
|
$57.40
|
$1.98
|
39°
|
20°-63°
|
785
|
4/13
|
1,093 kwh
|
112 kwh
|
10%
|
12.4¢
|
3.73 kwh
|
$13.99
|
$0.47
|
52°
|
27°-87°
|
402
|
5/13
|
1,260 kwh
|
160 kwh
|
13%
|
15.3¢
|
4.85 kwh
|
$24.63
|
$0.75
|
70°
|
57°-83°
|
141
|
6/13
|
1,451 kwh
|
400 kwh
|
28%
|
15.3¢
|
13.33 kwh
|
$61.60
|
$2.05
|
72°
|
50°-92°
|
222
|
7/13
|
1,623 kwh
|
433 kwh
|
27%
|
15.4¢
|
13.53 kwh
|
$66.69
|
$2.08
|
78°
|
60°-96°
|
414
|
8/13
|
1,413 kwh
|
349 kwh
|
25%
|
15.3¢
|
11.63 kwh
|
$53.74
|
$1.79
|
72°
|
54°-88°
|
228
|
9/13
|
1,113 kwh
|
88 kwh
|
8%
|
12.4¢
|
3.14 kwh
|
$10.95
|
$0.39
|
65°
|
41°-93°
|
179
|
10/13
|
1,274 kwh
|
188 kwh
|
15%
|
12.1¢
|
5.70 kwh
|
$22.86
|
$0.69
|
58°
|
30°-86°
|
294
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Avg. |
1,440 kwh
|
360 kwh
|
25%
|
13.1¢
|
12.38 kwh
|
$48.29
|
$1.58
|
55°
|
|
497
|
Geothermal Energy Usage 11-12
Date |
Total
Electric Usage |
Geothermal
Usage |
%
|
Charge/
kwh
|
Avg.
Geo Usage/ Day |
Geothermal Cost
|
Avg.
Geothermal Cost/ Day |
Avg.
Temp |
Temp
Range |
Heating/Cooling
Degree Days |
11/11 |
1,360 kwh
|
292 kwh
|
21%
|
13.1¢
|
9.13 kwh
|
$38.35
|
$1.20
|
50°
|
31°-73°
|
430
|
12/11
|
1,665 kwh
|
609 kwh
|
37%
|
12.7¢
|
19.65 kwh
|
$77.89
|
$2.51
|
42°
|
22°-63°
|
695
|
1/12
|
1,806 kwh
|
570 kwh
|
32%
|
12.6¢
|
18.39 kwh
|
$72.23
|
$2.33
|
38°
|
13°-66°
|
821
|
2/12
|
1,432 kwh
|
441 kwh
|
31%
|
13.0¢
|
15.21 kwh
|
$57.50
|
$1.98
|
41°
|
20°-67°
|
685
|
3/12
|
1,301 kwh
|
149 kwh
|
11%
|
13.1¢
|
4.66 kwh
|
$19.57
|
$0.61
|
53°
|
27°-81°
|
388
|
4/12
|
1,116 kwh
|
105 kwh
|
9%
|
13.5¢
|
3.62 kwh
|
$14.22
|
$0.49
|
55°
|
33°-91°
|
336
|
5/12
|
1,266 kwh
|
175 kwh
|
14%
|
15.8¢
|
5.30 kwh
|
$27.81
|
$0.84
|
67°
|
46°-91°
|
162
|
6/12
|
1,608 kwh
|
626 kwh
|
39%
|
15.9¢
|
20.87 kwh
|
$99.55
|
$3.32
|
71°
|
48°-96°
|
221
|
7/12
|
1,826 kwh
|
581 kwh
|
32%
|
15.9¢
|
18.74 kwh
|
$92.42
|
$3.08
|
79°
|
63°-100°
|
428
|
8/12
|
1,546 kwh
|
392 kwh
|
25%
|
15.9¢
|
12.25 kwh
|
$62.36
|
$1.95
|
75°
|
56°-92°
|
314
|
9/12
|
1,078 kwh
|
97 kwh
|
9%
|
12.5¢
|
3.59 kwh
|
$12.15
|
$0.45
|
67°
|
43°-90°
|
168
|
10/12
|
1,320 kwh
|
209 kwh
|
16%
|
12.1¢
|
6.53 kwh
|
$25.27
|
$0.79
|
57°
|
30°-80°
|
277
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Avg. |
1,444 kwh
|
336 kwh
|
23%
|
13.8¢
|
11.49 kwh
|
$49.94
|
$1.63
|
58°
|
|
410
|
Geothermal Energy Usage 10-11
Date |
Total
Electric Usage |
Geothermal
Usage |
%
|
Charge/
kwh
|
Avg.
Geo Usage/ Day |
Geothermal Cost
|
Avg.
Geothermal Cost/ Day |
Avg.
Temp |
Temp
Range |
Heating/Cooling
Degree Days |
11/10 |
1,454 kwh
|
521 kwh
|
36%
|
13.0¢
|
16.81 kwh
|
$67.79
|
$2.19
|
46°
|
25°-66°
|
554
|
12/10 |
2,177 kwh |
958 kwh
|
44%
|
12.4¢
|
29.94 kwh
|
$119.09
|
$3.72
|
32°
|
16°-64°
|
1012
|
1/11 |
1,952 kwh |
964 kwh |
49% |
12.6¢ |
32.13 kwh |
$121.13 |
$4.04 |
28° |
3°-53° |
1134 |
2/11 |
1,426 kwh |
426 kwh |
30% |
13.0¢ |
15.78 kwh |
$55.58 |
$2.06 |
36° |
10°-72° |
802 |
3/11 |
1,521 kwh |
444 kwh |
29% |
13.0¢ |
13.45 kwh |
$57.43 |
$1.74 |
43° |
21°-80° |
660 |
4/11 |
1,002 kwh |
65 kwh |
6% |
13.8¢ |
2.13 kwh |
$8.63 |
$0.27 |
56° |
36°-86° |
333 |
5/11 |
1,294 kwh |
241 kwh |
19% |
16.5¢ |
7.53 kwh |
$39.75 |
$1.24 |
66° |
40°-92° |
190 |
6/11 |
1,743 kwh |
652 kwh |
37% |
16.5¢ |
20.38 kwh |
$107.62 |
$3.36 |
74° |
52°-98° |
263 |
7/11 |
1,628 kwh |
589 kwh |
36% |
16.5¢ |
22.65 kwh |
$97.20 |
$3.74 |
81° |
70°-92° |
501 |
8/11 |
1,668 kwh |
426 kwh |
26% |
16.5¢ |
12.53 kwh |
$70.31 |
$2.07 |
75° |
55°-95° |
335 |
9/11 |
1,048 kwh |
83 kwh |
8% |
13.7¢ |
2.77 kwh |
$11.36 |
$0.38 |
70° |
45°-87° |
211 |
10/11 |
1,077 kwh |
164 kwh |
15% |
13.6¢ |
5.66 kwh |
$22.34 |
$0.77 |
57° |
28°-86° |
268 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Avg. |
1,499 kwh
|
447 kwh
|
30%
|
14.2¢
|
15.15 kwh
|
$64.87
|
$2.07
|
55°
|
|
522
|
Geothermal Energy Usage 09-10
Date |
Total
Electric Usage |
Geothermal
Usage |
%
|
Charge/
kwh
|
Avg.
Geo Usage/ Day |
Geothermal Cost
|
Avg.
Geothermal Cost/ Day |
Avg.
Temp |
Temp
Range |
Heating/Cooling
Degree Days |
11/09 |
1,281 kwh
|
339 kwh
|
26%
|
12.6¢
|
11.69 kwh
|
$42.81
|
$1.48
|
50°
|
27°-70°
|
446
|
12/09 |
2,340 kwh |
1,063 kwh |
45% |
12.3¢ |
30.37 kwh |
$131.28 |
$3.75 |
36° |
18°-67° |
900 |
1/10 |
1,762 kwh |
865 kwh |
49% |
12.7¢ |
32.04 kwh |
$109.91 |
$4.07 |
33° |
13°-62° |
1001 |
2/10 |
1,668 kwh |
648 kwh |
39% |
12.8¢ |
23.14 kwh |
$82.86 |
$2.96 |
32° |
14°-46° |
906 |
3/10 |
1,428 kwh |
247 kwh |
17% |
13.0¢ |
7.06 kwh |
$32.22 |
$0.92 |
48° |
28°-76° |
516 |
4/10 |
1,016 kwh |
93 kwh |
9% |
13.7¢ |
3.32 kwh |
$12.80 |
$0.46 |
57° |
37°-89° |
286 |
5/10 |
1,287 kwh |
190 kwh |
15% |
16.5¢ |
6.33 kwh |
$31.34 |
$1.04 |
65° |
37°-91° |
224 |
6/10 |
1,755 kwh |
475 kwh |
27% |
16.5¢ |
14.84 kwh |
$78.40 |
$2.45 |
75° |
51°-97° |
334 |
7/10 |
1,704 kwh |
601 kwh |
35% |
16.5¢ |
20.72 kwh |
$99.19 |
$3.42 |
81° |
56°-104° |
487 |
8/10 |
1,718 kwh |
386 kwh |
21% |
16.5¢ |
11.15 kwh |
$60.74 |
$1.84 |
77° |
56°-98° |
384 |
9/10 |
1,092 kwh |
92 kwh |
8% |
13.5¢ |
3.07 kwh |
$12.50 |
$0.42 |
71° |
48°-97° |
192 |
10/10 |
991 kwh |
179 kwh |
18% |
13.8¢ |
6.39 kwh |
$24.75 |
$0.88 |
57° |
37°-79° |
261 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Avg. |
1,503 kwh
|
415 kwh
|
28%
|
14.2¢
|
14.18 kwh
|
$59.90
|
$1.97
|
57°
|
|
494
|
Geothermal Energy Usage 08-09
Date |
Total
Electric Usage |
Geothermal
Usage |
%
|
Charge/
kwh
|
Avg.
Geo Usage/ Day |
Geothermal Cost
|
Avg.
Geothermal Cost/ Day |
Avg.
Temp |
Temp
Range |
Heating/Cooling
Degree Days |
11/08 |
1,404 kwh
|
645 kwh
|
46%
|
14.6¢
|
23.04 kwh
|
$94.00
|
$3.36
|
44°
|
9°-83°
|
618
|
12/08 |
1,979 kwh |
951 kwh |
48% |
13.3¢ |
27.97 kwh |
$126.46 |
$3.72 |
37° |
13°-66° |
860 |
1/09 |
1,952 kwh |
1,060 kwh |
54% |
13.3¢ |
36.55 kwh |
$141.15 |
$4.87 |
27° |
4°-54° |
1,165 |
2/09 |
1,548 kwh |
687 kwh |
44% |
13.6¢ |
24.54 kwh |
$93.81 |
$3.35 |
36° |
12°-68° |
811 |
3/09 |
1,476 kwh |
482 kwh |
33% |
13.7¢ |
14.61 kwh |
$66.21 |
$2.01 |
42° |
11°-72° |
703 |
4/09 |
1,010 kwh |
111 kwh |
11% |
14.5¢ |
3.83 kwh |
$16.13 |
$0.56 |
54° |
11°-91° |
402 |
5/09 |
989 kwh |
67 kwh |
7% |
16.9¢ |
2.23 kwh |
$11.38 |
$0.38 |
63° |
37°-84° |
160 |
6/09 |
1,335 kwh |
235 kwh |
18% |
17.0¢ |
6.91 kwh |
$39.94 |
$1.17 |
69° |
41°-88° |
169 |
7/09 |
1,454 kwh |
466 kwh |
32% |
17.0¢ |
16.07 kwh |
$79.22 |
$2.73 |
73° |
56-89° |
265 |
8/09 |
1,620 kwh |
375 kwh |
23% |
17.0¢ |
11.36 kwh |
$63.76 |
$1.93 |
76° |
57-93° |
344 |
9/09 |
1,060 kwh |
51 kwh |
5% |
14.4¢ |
1.76 kwh |
$7.35 |
$0.25 |
65° |
44-84° |
125 |
10/9 |
1,135 kwh |
148 kwh |
13% |
14.2¢ |
5.29 kwh |
$21.09 |
$0.75 |
54° |
36-78° |
332 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Avg. |
1,414 kwh
|
427 kwh
|
30%
|
14.9¢
|
14.51 kwh
|
$63.38
|
$2.09
|
53°
|
|
496
|
Geothermal Energy Usage 07-08
Date |
Total
Electric Usage |
Geothermal
Usage |
%
|
Charge/
kwh
|
Avg.
Geo Usage/ Day |
Geothermal Cost
|
Avg.
Geothermal Cost/ Day |
Avg.
Temp |
Temp
Range |
Heating/Cooling
Degree Days |
11/07 |
1,064 kwh
|
200 kwh
|
19%
|
13.9¢
|
6.25 kwh
|
$27.80
|
$0.87
|
62°
|
34°-91°
|
240
|
12/07
|
1,465 kwh
|
586 kwh
|
40%
|
13.2¢
|
19.53 kwh
|
$77.64
|
$2.59
|
43°
|
20°-71°
|
639
|
1/08 |
1,709 kwh |
762 kwh |
45% |
13.0¢ |
23.81 kwh |
$99.07 |
$3.10 |
36° |
17°-62° |
896 |
2/08 |
1,702 kwh |
892 kwh |
52% |
13.0¢ |
29.73 kwh |
$116.02 |
$3.87 |
35° |
14°-65° |
923 |
3/08 |
1,582 kwh |
722 kwh |
46% |
13.1¢ |
24.07 kwh |
$94.73 |
$3.16 |
35° |
11°-71° |
847 |
4/08 |
1,167 kwh |
376 kwh |
32% |
13.7¢ |
13.43 kwh |
$51.48 |
$1.84 |
55° |
27°-84° |
303 |
5/08 |
928 kwh |
163 kwh |
18% |
17.7¢ |
5.43 kwh |
$28.90 |
$0.96 |
59° |
37°-85° |
218 |
6/08 |
1,213 kwh |
299 kwh |
25% |
17.7¢ |
9.06 kwh |
$53.05 |
$1.61 |
74° |
53°-96° |
289 |
7/08 |
1,254 kwh |
358 kwh |
29% |
17.7¢ |
12.34 kwh |
$63.52 |
$2.19 |
77° |
60°-96° |
388 |
8/08 |
1,182 kwh |
234 kwh |
20% |
17.7¢ |
7.80 kwh |
$41.51 |
$1.38 |
73° |
54°-89° |
244 |
9/08 |
1,011 kwh |
274 kwh |
27% |
15.2¢ |
8.84 kwh |
$41.86 |
$1.35 |
69° |
48°-94° |
174 |
10/08 |
1,044 kwh |
223 kwh |
21% |
15.2¢ |
7.43 kwh |
$33.89 |
$1.13 |
54° |
29°-80° |
348 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Avg. |
1,277 kwh
|
406 kwh
|
32%
|
15.1¢
|
13.98 kwh
|
$60.79
|
$2.00
|
56°
|
|
459
|
Geothermal Energy Usage 06-07
Date |
Total
Electric Usage |
Geothermal
Usage |
% |
Charge/
kwh |
Avg.
Geo Usage/ Day |
Geothermal
Cost |
Avg.
Geothermal Cost/ Day |
Avg.
Temp |
Temp
Range |
Heating/Cooling
Degree Days |
11/06 |
958 kwh |
258 kwh |
27% |
14.1¢ |
8.06 kwh |
$36.55 |
$1.14 |
56° |
36°-82° |
298 |
12/06 |
1,167 kwh |
435 kwh |
37% |
13.7¢ |
14.03 kwh |
$59.56 |
$1.92 |
56° |
23°-70° |
515 |
1/07 |
1,194 kwh |
515 kwh |
43% |
13.7¢ |
17.17 kwh |
$70.26 |
$2.34 |
49° |
18°-72° |
796 |
2/07 |
1,733 kwh |
1,153 kwh |
67% |
12.9¢ |
38.43 kwh |
$149.66 |
$4.99 |
38° |
10°-73° |
824 |
3/07 |
1,685 kwh |
896 kwh |
53% |
13.0¢ |
29.87 kwh |
$116.68 |
$3.89 |
28° |
10°-50° |
1,030 |
4/07 |
1,174 kwh |
580 kwh |
49% |
13.6¢ |
18.71 kwh |
$79.34 |
$2.56 |
44° |
16°-82° |
651 |
5/07 |
882 kwh |
130 kwh |
15% |
14.4¢ |
4.48 kwh |
$18.71 |
$0.65 |
51° |
30°-83° |
435 |
6/07 |
832 kwh |
66 kwh |
8% |
16.5¢ |
2.00 kwh |
$10.87 |
$0.33 |
66° |
42°-90° |
191 |
7/07 |
1,058 kwh |
277 kwh |
26% |
16.5¢ |
9.23 kwh |
$45.67 |
$1.52 |
70° |
47°-93° |
198 |
8/07 |
1,532 kwh |
518 kwh |
34% |
16.5¢ |
15.70 kwh |
$85.48 |
$2.59 |
72° |
47°-95° |
262 |
9/07 |
1,151 kwh |
223 kwh |
19% |
16.5¢ |
7.43 kwh |
$36.77 |
$1.23 |
76° |
57°-101° |
343 |
10/07 |
857 kwh |
72 kwh |
8% |
14.5¢ |
2.57 kwh |
$10.43 |
$0.37 |
69° |
45°-89° |
170 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Avg. |
1,185 kwh |
421 kwh |
36% |
14.7¢ |
13.97 kwh |
$60.00 |
$1.96 |
56° |
|
476 |
Geothermal
Energy Usage 05-06
Date |
Total
Electric Usage |
Geothermal
Usage |
% |
Charge/
kwh |
Avg.
Geo Usage/ Day |
Geothermal
Cost |
Avg.
Geothermal Cost/ Day |
Avg.
Temp |
Temp
Range |
Heating/Cooling
Degree Days |
11/05 |
846 kwh |
178 kwh |
21% |
13.0¢ |
6.36 kwh |
$23.17 |
$.83 |
59° |
37°-82° |
255 |
12/05 |
1,505 kwh |
727 kwh |
48% |
11.7¢ |
22.72 kwh |
$85.05 |
$2.66 |
49° |
22°-76° |
463 |
1/06 |
1,878 kwh |
1056 kwh* |
56% |
11.4¢ |
31.06 kwh |
$120.03 |
$3.53 |
34° |
15°-55° |
941 |
2/06 |
1,452 kwh |
846 kwh |
58% |
11.7¢ |
30.21 kwh |
$99.52 |
$3.55 |
41° |
20°-64° |
743 |
3/06 |
1,676 kwh |
719 kwh |
43% |
11.5¢ |
23.19 kwh |
$82.90 |
$2.67 |
36° |
15°-62° |
916 |
4/06 |
1,254 kwh |
511 kwh |
41% |
12.0¢ |
16.48 kwh |
$61.53 |
$1.98 |
45° |
25°-79° |
628 |
5/06 |
877 kwh |
117 kwh |
13% |
12.9¢ |
4.03 kwh |
$15.11 |
$.52 |
58° |
34°-83° |
262 |
6/06 |
977 kwh |
167 kwh |
17% |
15.9¢ |
5.22 kwh |
$26.69 |
$.83 |
72° |
51°-92° |
242 |
7/06 |
1,078 kwh |
391 kwh |
36% |
15.9¢ |
12.61 kwh |
$62.51 |
$2.02 |
79° |
62°-98° |
454 |
8/06 |
1,316 kwh |
531 kwh |
40% |
15.9¢ |
17.13 kwh |
$84.94 |
$2.74 |
75° |
55°-94° |
345 |
9/06 |
988 kwh |
220 kwh |
22% |
15.9¢ |
6.88 kwh |
$35.16 |
$1.10 |
78° |
61°-98° |
413 |
10/06 |
726 kwh |
85 kwh |
12% |
15.0¢ |
3.15 kwh |
$12.76 |
$0.47 |
67° |
47°-86° |
136 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Avg. |
1,214 kwh |
455 kwh |
37% |
13.6¢ |
14.92 kwh |
$59.12 |
$1.91 |
58° |
|
483 |
*We had to use the electric backup to heat
the house for 4 days due to a faulty wire in the Geothermal unit
in December.
Geothermal Energy Usage 04-05
Date |
Total
Electric Usage |
Geothermal
Usage |
%
|
Charge/
kwh
|
Avg.
Geo Usage/ Day |
Geothermal Cost
|
Avg.
Geothermal Cost/ Day |
Avg.
Temp |
Heating/Cooling
Degree Days |
11/04 |
906 kwh
|
337 kwh
|
37%
|
11.8¢
|
11.23 kwh
|
$39.83
|
$1.33
|
56°
|
268
|
12/04 |
1,048 kwh
|
486 kwh
|
46%
|
11.4¢
|
17.36 kwh
|
$55.41
|
$1.98
|
48°
|
507
|
1/05 |
1,706 kwh
|
742 kwh
|
43%
|
10.5¢
|
21.82 kwh
|
$77.94
|
$2.29
|
35°
|
902
|
2/05 |
1,720 kwh
|
1,133 kwh
|
66%
|
10.5¢
|
40.46 kwh
|
$118.87
|
$4.25
|
32°
|
1021
|
3/05 |
1,707 kwh
|
988 kwh
|
58%
|
10.5¢
|
34.07 kwh
|
$103.77
|
$3.58
|
36°
|
803
|
4/05 |
1,368 kwh
|
491 kwh
|
36%
|
10.5¢
|
15.34 kwh
|
$51.57
|
$1.61
|
39°
|
780
|
5/05 |
885 kwh
|
199 kwh
|
22%
|
11.8¢
|
6.86 kwh
|
$23.65
|
$0.82
|
55°
|
297
|
6/05 |
856 kwh
|
155 kwh
|
18%
|
14.8¢
|
4.70 kwh
|
$22.87
|
$0.69
|
59°
|
181
|
7/05 |
843 kwh
|
209 kwh
|
25%
|
14.8¢
|
6.74 kwh
|
$30.84
|
$0.99
|
75°
|
305
|
8/05 |
1,272 kwh
|
788 kwh
|
45%
|
14.8¢
|
28.14 kwh
|
$116.42
|
$4.16
|
79°
|
438
|
9/05 |
1,312 kwh
|
398 kwh
|
30%
|
14.8¢
|
11.71 kwh
|
$58.81
|
$1.73
|
88°
|
462
|
10/05 |
892 kwh
|
93 kwh
|
10%
|
12.8¢
|
3.21 kwh
|
$11.96
|
$0.41
|
74°
|
285
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Avg. |
1,209 kwh
|
494 kwh
|
41%
|
12.4¢
|
16.8 kwh
|
$59.33
|
$1.99
|
56°
|
521
|
|