RE: Alleviating Energy Costs

2005-09-07 Thread John Steck
the winter. :-) Frederick - Original Message - From: John Steck To: vortex-l@eskimo.com Sent: 9/6/05 10:51:41 AM Subject: RE: Alleviating Energy Costs Thank you for forwarding the link. Dropped an email to my local rep to give me a quote. I will share with

RE: Alleviating Energy Costs

2005-09-06 Thread John Steck
: vortex-lSubject: Re: Alleviating Energy Costs Pricey no doubt, but maybe cheaper in the long run than predicted costs of natural gas, propane and heating oil. http://www.trane.com/Residential/Products/HeatPumps/GroundSource/GroundSourcePage.asp " Some homeowners are tapping into the

RE: Alleviating Energy Costs

2005-09-06 Thread Frederick Sparber
the winter. :-) Frederick - Original Message - From: John Steck To: vortex-l@eskimo.com Sent: 9/6/05 10:51:41 AM Subject: RE: Alleviating Energy Costs Thank you for forwarding the link. Dropped an email to my local rep to give me a quote. I will share with the class what I find out...

Re: Alleviating Energy Costs

2005-09-03 Thread Frederick Sparber
Govt. poop. http://www.energystar.gov/index.cfm?c=geo_heat.pr_crit_geo_heat_pumps "Geothermal Heat Pump: A geothermal heat pump model uses the thermal energy of the ground or groundwater as the heat source and heat sink for residential space heating and/or cooling. It may provide both space

Re: Alleviating Energy Costs

2005-09-03 Thread John Coviello
economy. - Original Message - From: Frederick Sparber To: vortex-l@eskimo.com Sent: Saturday, September 03, 2005 8:24 AM Subject: Re: Alleviating Energy Costs Govt. poop. http://www.energystar.gov/index.cfm?c=geo_heat.pr_crit_geo_heat_pumps "Geothermal

Re: Alleviating Energy Costs

2005-09-03 Thread Frederick Sparber
Pricey no doubt, but maybe cheaper in the long run than predicted costs of natural gas, propane and heating oil. http://www.trane.com/Residential/Products/HeatPumps/GroundSource/GroundSourcePage.asp " Some homeowners are tapping into the earth for energy savings.They have found geothermal

Re: Alleviating Energy Costs

2005-09-03 Thread Frederick Sparber
One might want to get up on the roof this fall, and cover it with "Bubble Wrap" held down with "Plastic Netting". I researched this for a builder in 1992. The stuff with bubbles over an inch is almost as good as double pane glass. In 30 F air the temperature of a metal roof increased to 130 F

Re: Alleviating Energy Costs

2005-09-01 Thread Jones Beene
John I just got wind from an outside source that BLP and Carrier Corporation. Yup, a hydrino-assisted heat pump in your home, coming soonThey must have finally gotten the Thermacore patent problems worked out. . those guys at Carrier are no boobs:

Re: Alleviating Energy Costs

2005-09-01 Thread OrionWorks
From: Jones Beene ... Yup, a hydrino-assisted heat pump in your home, coming soonThey must have finally gotten the Thermacore patent problems worked out. . those guys at Carrier are no boobs: http://www.comfortchoice.carrier.com/details/0,,CLI1_DIV28_ETI 179,00.html With all

Re: Alleviating Energy Costs

2005-09-01 Thread Terry Blanton
From: Jones Beene Yup, a hydrino-assisted heat pump in your home, coming soonThey must have finally gotten the Thermacore patent problems worked out. . those guys at Carrier are no boobs: http://www.comfortchoice.carrier.com/details/0,,CLI1_DIV28_ETI179,00.html If one were

Re: Alleviating Energy Costs

2005-09-01 Thread OrionWorks
From: Jones Beene ... Yup, a hydrino-assisted heat pump in your home, coming soonThey must have finally gotten the Thermacore patent problems worked out. Jones, Another thought ran through my noggin... Assuming there is some truth to this rumor it really brings to bare, at least

Re: Alleviating Energy Costs

2005-09-01 Thread Jones Beene
No,UTX probably would NOT be a great investment (considering the time frame still necessary to get a new product ot market) unless, that is,we get into another war, soon.As I undersatnd it, the stock has already been run way up on the strength of UTÂ’s military esp. helicopter division

RE: Alleviating Energy Costs

2005-08-31 Thread John Steck
To: vortex-lSubject: Re: Alleviating Energy Costs About the only thing I can add, Richard, is that the "Energy Barons" as dictated by Cheney's Secret meeting on energy policy is set the price of all Fossil fuel energy at $3.00 per Therm (100,000 BTU). Gasoline, Diesel, (~.1.2 Th

Re: Alleviating Energy Costs

2005-08-31 Thread RC Macaulay
John Steck wrote... Perhaps a bit late, but any recommendations to offset grid dependence this winter?I suspect the budget busting fuel costs last winter will pale by comparison to this winter... even a wood fueled steam powered generator is looking cost effective at this point. 8^( Lots

FW: Alleviating Energy Costs

2005-08-31 Thread John . Rudiger
:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Saturday, 27 August 2005 5:58 PM To: vortex-l@eskimo.com Subject: Re: Alleviating Energy Costs With fossil fuel energy (Heating, Cooling Motor Fuel) cost heading toward $3.00/therm or $30.00/million BTU, an insulated 5,000 -10,000 gallon (poured concrete) water storage

Re: FW: Alleviating Energy Costs

2005-08-31 Thread OrionWorks
From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Date: 2005/08/31 Wed PM 07:55:09 CDT To: vortex-l@eskimo.com Subject: FW: Alleviating Energy Costs I just got wind from an outside source that BLP and Carrier Corporation(part of the United Technologies group) are up to something with RD on a new technology

Re: Alleviating Energy Costs

2005-08-28 Thread Frederick Sparber
http://www.dallasfed.org/research/swe/2005/swe0504c.html " Natural Gas Pricing: Do Oil Prices Still Matter? Over the past 10 years, however, the number of facilities able to switch between natural gas and residual fuel oil has declined. And in the most recent five years, natural gas prices

Re: Alleviating Energy Costs

2005-08-27 Thread Frederick Sparber
With fossil fuel energy (Heating, Cooling Motor Fuel) cost heading toward $3.00/therm or $30.00/million BTU, an insulated 5,000 -10,000 gallon (poured concrete) water storage tank buried in the back yard (at a safe distance from the septic tank if you have one) can store about 4 million

Re: Alleviating Energy Costs

2005-08-27 Thread Frederick Sparber
Methinks the Water-to-Air "Geothermal" heat pumps using stored water(or hybridized geothermal/water storage) would be cheaper to operate, witha lower heat storage installation cost too. ??? http://www.alliantenergygeothermal.com/stellent2/groups/public/documents/pub/geo_how_001210.hcsp " You

Re: Alleviating Energy Costs

2005-08-27 Thread Frederick Sparber
Posted earlier: With fossil fuel energy (Heating, Cooling Motor Fuel) cost heading toward $3.00/therm or $30.00/million BTU, With Distribution, Transmission, Access, and franchise feesNatural Gas isrunning about $.90 per therm. Add 30% to 40% for heat out the chimney Coal Generated

Re: Alleviating Energy Costs

2005-08-27 Thread RC Macaulay
Fred has a very important series of posts regarding vital moves proposed for available energy resources that are being tragically ignored. As a nation, we overlook readily available technology in energy conservation and use because we have been seduced by artificially low fuel prices for