Heat and Cool Your Home — Using the Earth
Free Energy Under Your Feet
No matter how hot Maryland summers get or how cold Eastern Shore winters turn, the ground beneath your property stays a steady 50–55°F year-round. Most homeowners don't realize that's happening three feet below their lawn.
The ground absorbs 47% of the sun's energy as it hits the Earth's surface — and holds it. Geothermal systems tap that free energy through an earth loop we drill and install, then use it to heat and cool your home or office all year long without burning fuel.
Geo exchange, ground-source, geothermal — it's all the same system.
Geothermal energy has heated and cooled buildings for decades, and the technology goes by many names: geo exchange, ground-water, ground-water-source, water-to-water, and more. Different names, same principle — and the same free energy in the ground under your property. Whatever you call it, Somerset can design, drill, and install it.
Heating
During the heating cycle, a geothermal heat pump uses the earth loop to extract heat from the ground. As the system pulls heat from the loop it distributes it through a conventional duct system as warm air. The same heat energy can also be used for a radiant floor system or domestic hot water heating.
Cooling
In the cooling mode, the heating process is reversed — creating cool, conditioned air throughout the home. Instead of extracting heat from the ground, heat is extracted from the air in your home and either moved back into the earth loop, or used to preheat the water in your hot water tank.
Facts on Earth Loops
Basic Geothermal Energy Sources
Closed-loop systems circulate a water-based solution through a "loop system" of small-diameter, high-density polyethylene underground pipes. At Somerset we drill and install vertical closed loops.
Open-loop systems use an existing water well for the supply and another water well drilled to the same depth for the return, but with well-water quality here on the Eastern Shore open loop is not a good choice for a worry-free, efficient geothermal system.
Overall, heat is transferred to or from the structure, regardless of outdoor temperature, to provide year-round comfort.
Federal tax credits are back — and you can use them.
Geothermal Heat Pump Tax Credits Reinstated
Federal legislation extended tax credits for residential and commercial geothermal heat pump installations. That means real money back on your Somerset install — call us and we'll walk you through what you qualify for.
SEE TAX CREDIT DETAILSService contracts available!
Call for your free geothermal estimate — 855-651-3721
We'll come to your property, assess your site, and tell you exactly what a vertical closed-loop system would cost and save. No obligation.