Solar and heat pumps are a seamless integration in Colorado. Solar provides free electricity generated by the sun. These electrons can be used for devices in the home like lights, refrigerators, and now heat pumps!

At Sandbox+, we are passionate about all things energy efficiency. Which is why we recommend PV system and heat pump installations for residential properties to ensure you can take advantage of the sun’s rays while single handedly powering your entire home. Our HVAC and solar installers in Northern Colorado can help you design the best systems so you can own your power for decades to come.

Heat pumps are inverter driven HVAC systems that provide heating and cooling. Heat pumps also provide more comfort to homes through constant heating and cooling to maintain temperatures. This differs from furnaces and air conditioners because these technologies force air for short periods of time to reach a further range of temperatures. This usually happens in cycles in order to maintain the temperature within a range.

Heat pumps are now heavily incentivized due to the interest in government, utilities, and advocacy groups to electrify our communities and move towards more carbon free or self-sufficient sources of energy. As a homeowner you can benefit from this by installing these highly efficient heating and cooling systems for your home. This is one step in the path towards a fully self-sufficient house. There are a variety of different incentives you may qualify for. Just get in touch with our team to see which ones might be right for you!

The Home Electrification and Appliance Rebates program, designed by the Colorado Energy Office, helps low and moderate income households upgrade to high-efficiency heat pumps by significantly reducing upfront costs.

The Colorado Energy Office offers heat pump tax credits to homeowners at the time of the installation when completed by registered HVAC installers. This means your new heat pump just got even more affordable.

When you pair heat pumps and solar panels, that is the Peanut Butter and Jelly of self-sufficiency. You are producing energy that ultimately feeds into the comfort of your home. In order to design the best solar energy and heat pump system, you will need to run a HVAC load calculation on your house. At Sandbox+, we do this by visiting your house and with our LIDAR scanner we can scan the whole house for its footprint.

Our team also takes into account the size and location of windows, size and location of doors, insulation, foundation type, and many more parameters of the building envelope. This leaves us with the BTU/Tonnage size for an ideal heat pump HVAC system. With your existing or new solar energy system, we can take the kWh estimated to be produced from the heat pump system and figure out how much will be offset or powered by solar.

Even when it is a cloudy day or at night. You will still be offsetting your heating and cooling through the excess solar energy that was produced during the day. Excess energy that was produced was sent back to the grid and you received a Net Metering credit. That credit is applied on your energy bill to offset those cloudy day or night time loads. If you wish to use every electron and be fully self-sufficient, then you will need to procure a home battery or an electric vehicle with a battery. Plus, local Colorado rebates on home battery storage systems are active. Get in touch with our team to learn more about the options available to you!

When you add a battery to your heat pump and solar energy system. You now can live life freely, securely, and with comfort knowing that your heating and cooling system can operate without the grid. At Sandbox+, we will optimize the design of your system to your needs, because if you plan on running space heaters, hot tub, a spa, or any other high consuming electrical loads then you will need a huge power pack battery. You can use our LOAD Calculator tool to find out your ideal battery size.

Sandbox+ decided to hire top tier professionals and started to offer solar and heat pump systems in Northern Colorado because it just makes too much sense. We are your home energy services provider. With our technical background to evaluate energy usage, we are the best positioned company in the industry to provide you with the steps, knowledge, and expertise for a full self-sufficient suite of energy solutions. HVAC is energy use, solar is energy production, and batteries are energy management. Complete the suite today!

Whether you are considering fixing your HVAC system or replacing it with heat pumps, we will provide you with all the details that you need to plan for a fully self-sufficient home now or in the future. It just makes too much sense to ultimately have a home that is powered by the sun, heated by the sun, and even cooled by the sun!