Greentech Lead America: Smart Water Heat, an initiative of the Northwest Energy Efficiency Alliance (NEEA), has formed alliance with GE Appliances to raise awareness and increase adoption of water heaters that use highly efficient heat pump technology, like GE’s GeoSpring Hybrid Electric Water Heater.
Through May 29, Smart Water Heat is funding a $200 instant rebate for residents in Washington, Oregon, Idaho and Montana to make the water heater more affordable.
Water heater is the second single-biggest, energy-consuming appliance in a home. With the more efficient heat pump technology, a consumer can save energy, decreasing their water-heating costs and ultimately saving them money. As a result, it is very reasonable to proactively upgrade rather than waiting for an existing water heater to fail.
With GeoSpring’s hybrid electric water-heating technology, a consumer can save more than $3,000 over 10 years. The savings can be used toward a vacation, shopping spree, home improvement or rainy-day fund.
The GeoSpring’s hybrid technology is designed to absorb heat in ambient air and transfer it into the water. Since this uses much less energy than what’s needed to generate resistance heat—as used in a conventional electric tank water heater—the GeoSpring is more economical to operate.
The solution integrated electronics on the control panel with exclusive features such as Vacation Mode, which lowers the water temperature to 50 degrees for the duration of a trip, then automatically reenergizes itself the day before the homeowner’s return.
The solution offers additional control over water temperature by allowing consumers to adjust the temperature setting.