Members, guests and friends: We have a unique meeting this Wednesday at 5:30PM. We have a number of items to follow up on from our last meeting on May 8th and a special guest speaker, Drew Stietzel who will enlighten us on GEOTHERMAL ENERGY for our homes. At our last meeting I felt it was an urgent opportunity for us to explore and research into alternative energy investments, companies and strategies. After speaking at length with Drew and doing some online research on DX-Geothermal, it was clear to me that we should have Drew come and speak to our group based on the what appears to be a very solid investment returns from geothermal. Can you imagine no longer burning heating oil or natural gas in your home for hot water and heating needs? You could get rid of your heating oil deliveries forever. The investment typically required to install a Geothermal system has always tended toward $40k-$50k, but Drew has a system which is under $30k for a simple installation. The potential return? What if you didn't have to buy 2000 gallons of heating oil at $4.00+ per gallon this winter? That's an energy bill of $8,000 you could eliminate. Electricity is still required to run the system and the system will increase your electric bill. However, I am hopeful that many of you will be interested to find out more about this system so bring your questions and creative minds and we will see what we can learn from Drew. We have quite a few people on this email list that are in the building and real estate trade, from bankers (to finance systems) to insurance agents, to builders and brokers (geothermal homes might sell faster in a slow market) and plenty of people that I think will be interested to learn more from someone experienced in the technology who is installing systems today. We may in fact need to have a larger venue to accept everyone who is interested to hear, so do reply so I can confirm that you are coming.

I realize this announcement is different from our past meetings, however, the purpose of the group, the mission, is to find ways to make money and the way I see it is that saving money is the same or better than making money. When you consider that you pay your energy bills with after-tax dollars, it means the returns on making a Geothermal investment are just that much higher. When you can earn a taxable equivalent return of 40% on your dollar, every year for many years to come, then we should all be listening and asking questions.

Mark Juviler and I have also been diligently expanding our A.T.S. (Automated Trading System) to include more markets and have an update to provide on our mission to build a portfolio of systems and markets.

Last month we also discussed the idea of opening an actual account at a brokerage firm in order to capitalize on the returns we have made hypothetically from our group meeting ideas. The returns from inception last October are simply too incredible not to do something about it. The portfolio of ideas was up more than 25% in 7 months with less than a 5% drawdown. We can talk further about this idea and explore who is interested in pursuing this idea further. These returns do show the POWER of the concept that many perspectives can come together at our meetings to deliver unique and solid returns.

GEOTHERMAL

Our House LLCAndrew Stietzel

REASONS TO CONSIDER

• Extremely low cost of operation• Great energy efficiency – 600%• Unlimited renewable energy source• Pays for itself in 3-7 years• Adds to the value of your home• Virtually no maintenance• Long life to the system

TYPICAL INSTALLATION

• Average home in CT is 2500 square feet• Average system size is 4 tons• Each ton costs roughly $5,000• Each ton needs 1 or 2 bore holes 50-70 feet

deep• Cost drivers are the cost of drilling and the

cost of bringing the lines into the home and connecting to equipment inside the home.

ENERGY (BTU) PRODUCTION

• 1 TON handles roughly 500 sf of a home• 1 TON costs roughly (depending on insulation

of the home, R-values, air infiltration)• HEAT LOSS CONSULTATION to determine how

efficient your home currently.• Roughly $5000 per ton to install on a simple

system (compare this to roughly $8,000-$10,000)

HOW DOES IT WORK?

COPPER PIPE w/ refridgerant• MORE EFFICIENT• MORE EXPENSIVE INITIALLY• Copper is a conductor of heat• DRILLING IS CHEAPER AS

HOLES ARE SMALLER AND SHALLOWER

• HIGHER PRODUCTION CAPACITY. RETURNS MORE HEAT TO THE EARTH AND EXTRACTS MORE HEAT FROM THE EARTH.

PLASTIC PIPE w/ low p fluid• LESS EFFICIENT• LESS EXPENSIVE• Plastic is an insulator • DRILLING IS MORE

EXPENSIVE – DEEPER, BIGGER HOLES.

• LOWER PRODUCTION CAPACITY FROM LESS EFFICIENT SYSTEM.

Government incentives and utility rebatesDSIRE. A comprehensive source of information on state, local, utility, and federal incentives that promote renewable energy and energy efficiency. GeoSmart Sustainable Financing Solutions. Developed to assure that contractors and manufacturers had a complete and simple to use financing platform in place that could fund the smallest energy efficient home improvement up to larger geothermal installations. Incentives for Geothermal Heating and Cooling Systems. Sponsored by the Geothermal Heat Pump Consortium. Tax Incentives Assistance Project (TIAP). Sponsored by a coalition of public interest nonprofit groups, government agencies, and other organizations in the energy efficiency field, is designed to give consumers and businesses information they need to make use of the federal income tax incentives for energy efficient products and technologies passed by Congress as part of the Energy Policy Act of 2005. Energy Policy Act of 2005 Tax Credits. A State Energy Conservation Office (SECO) web page offering several articles on the Energy Policy Act of 2005 Tax Credits. Funding Opportunities. This SECO web site lists national funding opportunities for energy efficiency, energy conservation and renewable energy projects and initiatives. DOE's Financing Solutions & Incentives. Provides useful links to energy efficiency and renewable energy financing resources for homeowners, small business, industry, utilities, state and local programs, federal building, and international projects. ENERGY STAR. Offers businesses and consumers energy efficient solutions - helping to save money while protecting the environment for future generations. Energy Star is a voluntary labeling program of the U. S. Environmental Protection Agency and the US Department of Energy that identifies energy efficient products. Energy Star programs and products help save the environment and save consumers money by using less energy through advanced design or construction. U. S. Housing and Urban Development — Energy Efficient Mortgage Home Owner Guide. Additional information on an Energy Efficient Mortgage (EEM).