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City of Palo Alto Increases Solar Water Heater Rebate

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The City of Palo Alto’s municipal utility has followed through and essentially matched the solar hot water rebate amounts under California’s CSI Thermal program. Home to Stanford University and the heart of Silicon Valley, the utility is following the lead … Continue reading

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Solar Hot Water Basics: What’s a Residential OG-300 System?

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When buying a residential solar thermal system in California and most other states, homeowners are required to purchase a solar water heating system that is essentially an “all-in-one” solar kit known as an OG-300 system. By all-in-one, it means that … Continue reading

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Useful Residential Solar Hot Water Video for PG&E Customers

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Here’s a great video resource for PG&E customers in Northern California, Silicon Valley, and the surrounding San Francisco Bay area. It’s a solar hot water video from PG&E that explains the benefits of residential solar water heating for homes, as … Continue reading

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Are You a Certified Free Hot Water Installer … Yet? Now’s the Time.

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Are you a Certified Free Hot Water installer… yet? In Free Hot Water’s continuing effort to get more attention and promote higher standards for solar hot water heating, the company has established a new recognition program for solar thermal installers. … Continue reading

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Free Hot Water Encourages Silicon Valley and Northern California Homeowners to Go Solar Thermal

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Now that California’s CSI thermal program has been reinvigorated with higher rebates for California home owners, Free Hot Water is beginning a new campaign to get the word out about the financial benefits of solar hot water for homes and … Continue reading

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Solar Water Heating Rebate Update: Florida, Georgia, and the Virgin Islands

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Here’s an update on the latest solar water heating incentives in the United States and its territories. Tampa, Florida Tampa Electric, a Florida utility, has launched a new rebate program for residential solar water heating systems. That’s good news for … Continue reading

Posted in 30% Investment Tax Credit, Florida-FSEC-Certification, Residential Solar Hot Water, Solar Hot Water, Solar Rebates, SRCC OG-300 solar systems |

Download Our Initial Site Evaluation Checklist for Solar Thermal Projects

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When Free Hot Water’s installer clients and developers want to use our engineering, design and permitting services for apartment buildings or any other solar water heating application, our engineering department will almost always need the same key list of information … Continue reading

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Have You Noticed Free Hot Water’s New Website?

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  If you’re a regular visitor to the Free Hot Water blog or a longtime subscriber to our monthly newsletter, you’ve probably just noticed a big change: Recently, we launched a brand new look for FreeHotWater.com. Our new website is … Continue reading

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The Need for Getting Qualified Under the CSI-Thermal Program

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Recently, the Free Hot Water blog discussed the lack of solar thermal installers in California that are eligible to collect the CSI Thermal rebate. If you missed that post, read it here.  That lack of solar thermal installers is a … Continue reading

Posted in CSI Thermal program for low-income, Residential Solar Hot Water, Solar 1603 Treasurty Grant Program (TGP), Solar Business Resources, Solar Hot Water News, Solar Thermal & Solar Hot Water News, Solar Thermal Training, SRCC OG-300 solar systems | Tagged , , ,

The Not-So-Obvious Commercial Solar Thermal Applications Being Used Today

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Often when you think of commercial water heating systems, you may think of the obvious: Apartment buildings, hotels, Laundromats, and pool heating. However, when you take a look at the U.S. Department of Energy’s registry of projects in their Utility … Continue reading

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