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Otsego Residential Clean Energy Tour
November 2nd from 11 am to 3 pm. Join us on a tour of three homes in the Cooperstown area that have already installed ground or air source heat pumps. See what they look like, what they sound like, howthey work and how they save...
Home Energy Tour – Southern Otsego
Saturday, March 30 from 11:00 am to 3:00 pm. We will host a tour of clean heating and cooling technologies already installed in three homes in southern Otsego County. One home has a ground source heat pump connected to a pond heat exchanger. A second home has an air...
Kickoff Event – Heat Smart Otsego
Heat Smart Otsego Kickoff Event
Recent News & Articles
Pellet Boiler – Commercial
OWNER: HANFORD MILLS MUSEUM (East Meredith) demonstrates commitment to renewable energy. BUILDINGS: Two buildings covering three spaces - the Hanford Mills Museum Office, the East Meredith Post Office, and the Monroe House (across the parking lot) used for museum...
Ground Source Heat Pump – Commercial
OWNER: REVOLUTION SOLAR (Milford, NY) builds a high efficiency, all electric commercial space for their headquarters and other businesses. BUILDING 40 yo commercial buildingUnder-insulatedFuel oil furnace and hot water heater9,200 sq. ft. conditioned speace PROJECT...
Air Source Heat Pump – Cooperstown, NY
OWNERS: Mostly interested in adding comfort, more even heat as well as cooling, but excited about getting rid of fuel oil. BUILDING 1862 Victorian3,360 sq. ft.Cold in the winter, hot in the summerFuel oil boiler, no AC An energy audit showed leaky, complicated...
Ground Source Heat Pump – Fly Creek
OWNERS: An older couple looking to stay in the house they'd lived in for decades. BUILDING Old Farmhouse, built in 1860s.2,700 sq. ft.Multiple additionsFuel oil furnace and hot water heaterVery wet basementUsed wood stoves to keep down heating costsOlder couple who...
Air Source Heat Pump – Cooperstown, NY
OWNERS: Deep energy retrofit becomes high performance home. The old house.... BUILDING: 2,400 sq. ft.Built in early 1900Leaky, under-insulatedBasement had moisture Heat recovery ventilator PROJECT OBJECTIVES: New owners wanted High Performance Home SOLUTIONS This...
Ground Source Heat Pump Case Study – Otego, NY
OWNERS: Family who built an energy efficient home 30 years ago needed a new heating and hot water system. They really wanted to get off fossil fuels. BUILDING: Originally built in 1990 but super-insulatedSemi-tight construction3,000 sq. ft.Original fuel oil furnace...
Home Energy Tour – Southern Otsego
Saturday, March 30 from 11:00 am to 3:00 pm. We will host a tour of clean heating and cooling technologies already installed in three homes in southern Otsego County. One home has a ground source heat pump connected to a pond heat exchanger. A second home has an air...
Economic Development and Renewable Energies: 21st Century Solutions
Concerned Citizens of Oneonta Conversations Economic Development and Renewable Energies: 21st Century Solutions Thursday January 17, 2019Elm Park Methodist Church7-9PM Panelists: Dan Buttermann, MBA, Analytics Manager, NYCM, Gore Climate Reality Project, TEDx Oneonta,...
Kickoff Event – Heat Smart Otsego
Heat Smart Otsego Kickoff Event
Jay Egg explains Ground Source Heat Pumps
Detailed (140 minutes) Youtube video from Tompkins County Environmental Management Council and HeatSmart Tompkins