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Comment by Daniel Mutai on July 7, 2009 at 10:49am

Gerald,

Thanks for your feedback. We all have a stake and responsibility for an ultimate energy independence environment.

Comment by Gerald McClain on July 7, 2009 at 9:53am

Daniel

Yes you can sell it back to the local electric companies by using what is called Net Metering. As I understand the amount paid is at a higher rate than what you pay for it. I think cap and trade would be good. Energy prices should fall if everyone was using ground source heat pump...all energy use would be cut in half thus no more dependance on forign oil. Altho I like using someone elses oil and saving ours for another day...I just dont like buying it from people who want to kill us.

Comment by Daniel Mutai on July 7, 2009 at 9:25am

Gerald,

Excellent tips on geothermal and windturbine installation. However, I do have a couple of questions. Let's say that you generate excess energy from solar, geothermal or wind sources, is it possible to sell it to any local ectricity producer/distributor through their grid? And do you think that a free-market regime like a cap-and-trade would work on local energy production and consumption where low energy users would sell their excess energy to high energy users assuming a critical mass was reached on such installations? What effect could that have on energy prices across the board?

Comment by Gerald McClain on July 7, 2009 at 8:19am

Before installing solar panels or a windturbine in your home or business you should install a ground source or geothermal heat pump to save 50-70% of your electric energy. By saving 50-70% of your electric energy you only have to put in half as many solar panels of half the size of the windturbine to get 100% energy savings. A tax credit of 30% is available to install a Geothermal Heat Pump System. I just had one installed in a new home I am building. I took pictures and video of the complete installation. You can find the videos on Pickens Plan.

1. Drilling Boreholes for Geothermal Heat Pump System
http://www.push.pickensplan.com/video/home-1drilling-one-of-6

2. Grouting Boreholes for Geothermal Heat Pump System
http://www.push.pickensplan.com/video/home-2grouting-drilled

3. Header for Geothermal Heat Pump System
http://www.push.pickensplan.com/video/home-3creating-the-header-for

4. Installing Ductwork, Piping for Geothermal Heat Pump System
http://www.push.pickensplan.com/video/home-4installing-ductwork

5. Flushing and Purging Geothermal Heat Pump System
http://www.push.pickensplan.com/video/home-5once-geothermal-heat

More information at http://www.igshpa.okstate.edu

Comment by Greg Wortham on May 25, 2009 at 4:35pm

Great Plains Energy Summit -- Omaha -- June 17-18, 2009 -- Leaders from the states & provinces of the USA-Canada Wind Corridor are gathering in Omaha, Nebraska on June 17-18 to plan for action in 2010 & beyond. Through the Great Plains Energy Alliance, we are gathering community & regional leaders, state officials, component manufacturers, colleges & universities, wind energy leaders, ranchers, farmers & more. We will discuss transmission infrastructure, community benefits, workforce preparation, state & federal policies, environmental perspectives, The Pickens Plan, and more. There will be caucuses of the state/provincial delegations and learning of best practices from each other. Please join us!

Check out www.GreatPlainsEnergy.us for more info, including registration forms, sponsorship opportunities, and more.

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Comment by Cara Cowan Watts on March 19, 2009 at 6:04am

Thank you!

Comment by Michael Shawn Kendall on March 18, 2009 at 8:59pm

Hi Cara, That was a great link that you left. I am making it a bit easier for people to view (simple HTML trick that I looked up on google). Here it is:
Climate-related Changes on the Antarctic Peninsula Being Driven from the Top and the Bottom of the Ecosystem
An energy bloggers blog on the energy independence initiative
Best Regards, Mike Kendall

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