State and federal tax credits offset it somewhat. There's also the benefit of, y'know, not burning fuels at the site. My paying somewhat more over time for the

State and federal tax credits offset it somewhat. There's also the benefit of, y'know, not burning fuels at the site. My paying somewhat more over time for the initial outlay seems a reasonable expense. A purely selfish side-effect is NO NOISE from outdoor condenser fans. Three of them necessary would have wasted a lot of space too, and been more maintenance items. Near surface only works if you've got a lot of square footage to spread it out. The average suburban lot would not have the space for it (I thought that would have been obvious).