Information on Geothermal Heat Pump Incentives

• International Revenue Service Q&A
  On Nov. 1, 2013, the Internal Revenue Service issued guidance on IRC section 25C and 25D, effective immediately. Page 11 of the pdf is specific to Geothermal Heat Pumps. The following sections also contain information applicable to Geothermal Heat Pumps-A-4 (page 3), A-8 (page 4), A-9 (page 4), A-12 (page 6), A-16 (page 6), A-21 (page 9).
• Database of State Incentives for Renewables & Efficiency (DSIRE)
• US Department of Energy Consumer Energy Tax Incentives

Cost Savings and Calculators

• ClimateMaster Cost Savings Calculator
• LoopLink GSE
• Waterfurnace Geothermal Savings Calculator

Energy Related

• DOE Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy (EERE)
• Ecoiq.com (Energy Conservation & Renewable)
• Edison Electric Institute (EEI)
• Electric Power Research Institute (ERPI)
• Energy Star
• The Association of Energy Engineers (AEE)

Environmental Related

• BuildingGreen.com (Publishers of Environmental Building News)
• Home Advisor
• National Center for Appropriate Technology (NCAT)
• The EcoGateway (Your Guide to Sustainability Online)
• The Envirolink Network (Online Environmental Community)

Research Related

• Oklahoma State University – The Center for Integrated Building Systems
• Oak Ridge National Laboratory – Building Technologies Research and Integration Center
• Zero Energy Building Research Alliance

Geothermal & HVACR Industry Information

• Air Conditioning Contractors of America (ACCA)
• American Society of Heating, Refrigerating and Air-Conditioning Engineers (ASHRAE)
• Air conditioning and Refrigeration Institute (ARI)
• Geothermal Exchange Organization (GEO)
• National Rural Electric Cooperatives Association (NRECA)
• HVACR News (The Air Conditioning, Heating & Refrigeration News/ Online Newspaper)
• Air Conditioning Systems
• Plastic Pipe Institute

Geothermal Design Software

• Building Life Cycle Cost Program (BLCC) does federal CFR computations
• Elite Software (HVAC design)
• Ground Loop Design (GLD) Geothermal Design Studio for Commercial Applications
• Ground Loop Heat Exchanger Design Software (GLHEPRO)
• Residential/Light Commercial Applications – LoopLink RLC
• Commercial Applications – LoopLink PRO
• Wrightsoft (GHP system design software)
• Software Advice (site that reviews and compares construction software)

More Information About GSHPs

• Canadian Earth Energy Association (CEEA)
• Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)

Hybrid GSHP Systems

• EPRI/ Geothermal Heat Pump (EPRI/ GHP)
• OPTIMIZATION OF HYBRID GEOTHERMAL HEAT PUMP SYSTEMS
• Optimization of a Hybrid Ground Source Heat Pump using the Response Surface Method, Korea University