Ken Beitz

After almost 18 years of providing services in fields such as refrigeration to the Grey Bruce area, South-Port Geothermal has taken the progressive step into environmental energy.  Owner, Ken Beitz, has become the area's certified dealer for geothermal energy accredited under the Canadian Geoexchange Coalition (CGC) and feels so strongly about it that he has installed it for his own use.

New Showroom

Ken's new showroom and workshop in North Bruce, only nine km south of Port Elgin, has geothermal heating and cooling on display and in operation.

"It only makes sense," says Beitz.  "The ground is filled with energy from the sun and the geothermal system works on heat exchange.

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We pull heat out of the ground in the winter to provide heat and, in the summer, the system is reversed,  Heat is pulled out of the building and into the ground resulting in a cooling affect.  What could be easier, safer, more economical or, more importantly, more environmental?"

Any home can or commercial building using electric heat, oil, propane or natural gas can be changed over to Geothermal. The CGC accreditation also means that South-Port Geothermal working with Geothermal Manufacturer NextEnergy can also help with financing and arranging for the government's grant of more than $8,000 that is available.

"When you know that you are going to spend only one-fifth to one-sixth what you spend on propane or oil for a year, why wouldn't you want to at least look at geothermal as an alternative?" Beitz points out. "With a retrofit from a fossil fuel energy source, the pay-back period is usually only 4 - 7 years.

For more information contact South-Port Geothermal Ltd. Box 2226 Port Elgin, ON N0H2C0

519-389-COOL (2665)

519-389-HEAT (4328)

Also, go to David Suzuki and search for the word Geothermal for the many references.

Please take a look at  www.south-portgeothermal.com

Email: spm@bmts.com

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