Considering Geothermal?

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Carrier logo from Carrier websiteCarrier has produced a white paper that helps calculate the tax savings of installing a new geothermal heat pump system.  (See press release here.)

Image borrowed from Daylynnesblog.comIt provides an overview of the federal tax credits available and includes payback analysis for the type of construction, i.e. new construction, retrofit or replacement installations.  Tax benefits of up to 50% are available.

Okay…  If you find the white paper at the carrier site, let me know and I’ll link it here.  If you find it, you’re a better website sleuth than I am.

AHS Lunch

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I hope it won’t include a big “V” like Warsaw!

The Antiquarian and Historical Society of Culver (AHS) bought lunch for me and a few other Culver citizens on Tuesday to solicit our opinions.  They should know how opinionated I am by now…  Lunch was appreciated, but not necessary!

AHS is floating the idea that Culver needs a Visitor’s Center and that this would be a good combination with a new History Museum.  An opportunity to kill two birds with one stone, so to speak.  I heard most of this presentation once before at the Culver Chamber of Commerce meeting in February.  Both times I had to agree that a visitor’s center would be nice, but wondered if our tourist season is long enough to justify it.

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I Hate DST (Daylight Saving Time)

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I am one of the groggy people you met on the road this morning.  My internal clock is harder to reset than the digital clock on my oven.  I grumbled yesterday resetting my watch and various clocks, but the fact that my alarm clock and cell phone reset automatically was almost as annoying!  How dare they make it seem so easy!

If you want to commiserate with me, maybe we could meet for brunch sometime.   By then it will be light out and I will be more civil…

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