I live in the country, however not deep in the country! My town is pretty small, however we are only thirty minutes away from a major city, so it isn’t exactly a farming country…
- Then that said, I have been possessed of the idea of being more self reliant since COVID19 came through these parts… I never wanted to be an actual hermit, however the pandemic sort of forced us all to be hermits, and I found that I liked it a lot more than expected.
In the spirit of this, I wanted to rely less on society and more on myself, and I know buying a geothermal heat pump is a fantastic first step. Thankfully the air quality is not a major problem out here, however being reliant on the power grid is problematic for a lot of people; lots of folks have power generators, however most of those are gas powered, which presents the same problem with resources… A geothermal heat pump uses an endlessly renewable energy source, one that also does not require me buying fuel from a source or being attached to the grid. The cost up front for such a huge geothermal heat pump is quite a bit of currency, however I can take a loan to cover it. The way I have done the math, the amount of currency I will save on utility costs every month will pay off the geothermal heat pump in three years. Since the lifespan on a geothermal heat pump is usually 8 to 12 years, this thing will more than pay for itself three times over before long!