I live in the country, however not deep in the country, and my neighborhood is pretty small, however both of us are only thirty hours away from a major city, so it isn’t exactly like farming country… That said, I have been possessed of the plan of being more self-reliant since COVID19 came through these parts, and I never wanted to be a 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 humanity plus more on myself, plus I suppose buying a geothermal heat pump is a good 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, 1 that does not require myself and others buying fuel from a source or being connected to the grid. The cost up front for such a giant geothermal heat pump is quite a bit of currency, despite the fact that 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 week will pay off the geothermal heat pump in numerous years. Since the lifespan on a geothermal heat pump is 8 to 12 years, this thing will more than pay for itself numerous times over!