Heat pumps cut co-op's electricity use 65%

Journal Article · Mon Apr 19 00:00:00 EST 1982 · Energy User News; (United States)

OSTI ID:5598624

Barber, J

A $71,000 ground-water heat pump will reduce heating and cooling costs at the Butler Rural Electric Cooperative Inc. offices in Hamilton, Ohio, as much as 65% or $4000, and save another $13,000 in maintenance for the old equipment. Well water from an underground aquifer is pumped through freon heat exchangers and then returned to a second well 300 feet away. Heat is extracted from the freon and blown through heating ducts. The 54/sup 0/ water circulates through a large A-coil, and the cooled air is blown through the ducts for air conditioning. A monitoring system keeps the system performing efficiently. (DCK)

• OSTI ID: 5598624
• Journal Information: Energy User News; (United States), Vol. 7:16
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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32 ENERGY CONSERVATION, CONSUMPTION, AND UTILIZATION
AIR CONDITIONING
WATER SOURCE HEAT PUMPS
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HEATING
HYDROGEN COMPOUNDS
OXYGEN COMPOUNDS
WATER
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