Posted on June 3, 2012 by Solar Fred
Despite Texas being known for its oil, Texas utilities are not so shy when it comes to solar water heating incentives. Though not as generous as Arizona or California programs, they typically provide around $1000 towards mostly residential solar thermal … Continue reading →
Posted in 30% Investment Tax Credit, Hotel Solar Hot Water, pre-engineered solar thermal systems, Residential Solar Hot Water, Solar Hot Water, Solar Hot Water for Apartment Buildings, solar hot water for hospitals, Solar Tax Incentives, solar thermal air conditioning, Solar Thermal Economics, Solar Thermal Space Heating
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Tagged solar thermal air conditioning, Solar Thermal incentives, solar thermal space heating
Posted on May 24, 2012 by Solar Fred
We like music here at Free Hot Water. Who doesn’t. And we also like metaphors. So, we thought we’d metaphorically and musically show you the difference between good solar thermal engineering… and bad solar thermal engineering with help of the … Continue reading →
Posted on May 23, 2012 by Solar Fred
Although Free Hot Water offers OG-300 residential systems and pre-engineered commercial solar thermal systems, there will still be times when solar thermal installers and construction firms need a solar thermal engineer. Sometimes it’s as simple as freeing installers from putting … Continue reading →
Posted in Hotel Solar Hot Water, pre-engineered solar thermal systems, Solar Hot Water for Apartment Buildings, Solar Hot Water News, solar thermal engineering, Solar Thermal Space Heating, SRCC OG-300 solar systems
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Tagged industrial solar applications, solar air conditioning, solar heating and cooling, solar thermal engineering, solar thermal space heating
Posted on May 15, 2012 by Solar Fred
A few months ago, we asked Free Hot Water installers to share some of the projects that they’ve been working on. The first in this ongoing case study series comes from John McDonnell, President of SunRenu Solar, based in Scottsdale, … Continue reading →
Posted on May 10, 2012 by Solar Fred
Free Hot Water often highlights California’s generous subsidies for solar hot water installations, but it’s not the only state committed to solar water heating. Arizona’s utilities all offer different—but valuable—solar hot water incentives for both residential and commercial installations. Of … Continue reading →
Posted in 30% Investment Tax Credit, pre-engineered solar thermal systems, Residential Solar Hot Water, Restaurant Solar Hot Water, Solar Hot Water, Solar Hot Water for Apartment Buildings, solar hot water for hospitals, solar hot water resources, Solar Hot Water Value, Solar Rebates, Solar Thermal Space Heating, SRCC OG-300 solar systems
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Tagged 30% solar investment tax credit, Arizona solar hot water, Arizona Solar Thermal, solar, solar hot water for apartment buildings, Solar Hot Water News, Solar Rebates, solar water heating incentives
Posted on April 30, 2012 by Solar Fred
When installing solar hot water on buildings, sometimes the freight elevator is too small, and the building is too tall for a small crane. So, we found another way to the roof…
Posted on April 25, 2012 by Solar Fred
Free Hot Water is increasingly becoming known for our quality lines of solar collectors, tanks, and pump stations, and OG-300 systems. That’s the bread and butter of installing solar thermal, and we know that. Yet, there are little parts, tools, … Continue reading →
Posted in pre-engineered solar thermal systems, Restaurant Solar Hot Water, Site Assessment, Solar Hot Water, Solar Hot Water for Apartment Buildings, solar hot water for hospitals, solar hot water resources, SRCC OG-300 solar systems, Weicon, Weicon Products
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Tagged solar hot water calculators, solar hot water resources, solar insolation, solar thermal tools, solar water heating components, Weicon
Posted on April 18, 2012 by Solar Fred
When California funded the CSI Solar Thermal program in 2010, part of the funding included a carve-out for marketing the program and educating the public about solar hot water’s benefits to consumers and businesses. That public awareness program is finally … Continue reading →
Posted in CSI Thermal Program, CSI Thermal program for low-income, Residential Solar Hot Water, Restaurant Solar Hot Water, Solar Business Resources, Solar Hot Water for Apartment Buildings, solar hot water for hospitals, Solar Hot Water News, Solar Rebates, Solar Thermal & Solar Hot Water News
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Tagged California Solar Intiative, CSI Thermal Program, CSI Thermal program for low income, solar hot water incentives, Solar Hot Water Videos, solar water heating incentives
Posted on April 11, 2012 by Solar Fred
Once again, California is leading the way for solar hot water with a new solar thermal incentive, this time for low-income single-family properties and multi-family dwellings. Regular readers to the Free Hot Water blog are probably familiar with California’s CSI … Continue reading →
Posted in 30% Investment Tax Credit, CSI Thermal Program, CSI Thermal program for low-income, Residential Solar Hot Water, Solar Hot Water for Apartment Buildings, Solar Rebates, Solar Tax Incentives, Solar Thermal & Solar Hot Water News
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Tagged California solar hot water incentives, CSI Thermal Program, CSI Thermal program for low income, Solar Business Resources, solar hot water for nursing homes, solar hot water incentives
Posted on March 30, 2012 by Solar Fred
Progress Energy, a Raleigh, NC-based utility, has completed a previously announced study showing that its residential customers could save $235 a year, or 63% of the water heating portion of their electric bill. The utility also offers commercial solar thermal … Continue reading →
Posted in 30% Investment Tax Credit, Hotel Solar Hot Water, North Carolina Solar Hot Water, pre-engineered solar thermal systems, Residential Solar Hot Water, Solar Business Resources, Solar Hot Water, Solar Hot Water for Apartment Buildings, solar hot water for hospitals, Solar Hot Water Value, Solar Rebates, Solar Tax Incentives, Solar Thermal & Solar Hot Water News, Solar Thermal Economics, SRCC OG-300 solar systems
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Tagged residential solar hot water, solar hot water, solar hot water for apartments, solar hot water for homes, solar hot water resources, solar policies, Solar Rebates, Solar Thermal Economics, solar water heating for apartment buildings