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
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
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
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
We’ve just learned that the California Public Utilities Commission (CPUC) has voted to increase the California Solar Initiative’s Thermal Rebate (CSI Thermal program) for both residential and commercial customers. The residential rebate will go up by a significant 45% in … Continue reading
Update: A few weeks after writing this post California’s Public Utility Commission (CPUC) did raise the rebate rates for its CSI Thermal program. Despite a huge pot of incentive dollars available for commercial and residential solar hot water, California’s entire … Continue reading
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
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
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
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
