Category Archives: 30% Investment Tax Credit

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 →

Every year, Free Hot Water provides our customers and consumers with links to the three main IRS tax forms used to apply for the 30% solar investment tax credit. The three main 2011 IRS solar investment tax forms are below, … Continue reading →

The lack of competition for solar water heating services in California is startling. Despite the rich solar thermal rebates that are available in California—and other states—there are few installers who can legally use them and collect the rebates. In fact, … Continue reading →

We’re proud to announce that we’ve received Florida Solar Energy Center (FSEC) approval for our made-in-America 8000 series solar hot water collector. As Florida solar thermal installers and plumbers know, all collectors sold or manufactured in Florida must be certified … Continue reading →

#1. Rental Apartment Buildings.  Most apartment buildings in the U.S. have central natural gas water heating systems. Between tenant showers, washing machines, and dish washers, building owners are flushing a large portion of their rental income down the proverbial drain. … Continue reading →

Boulder, Colorado may have four seasons, including a full winter, but that hasn’t stopped this city of 100,000 from embracing solar energy in a big way—including solar hot water. Home of the University of Colorado and the National Renewable Energy … Continue reading →

At long last, it looks like it’s going to be a great year for solar thermal, especially with some exciting announcements that can potentially boost your commercial solar thermal business. We’ll have more details in the coming weeks, but here … Continue reading →

  There is no dispute that solar PV has grown faster than solar thermal in the United States. Why? I think there are three basic reasons. 1) More and better financing for PV than solar thermal Banks and venture capitalists … Continue reading →

We hate to be the bearer of solar bad news…. So, first we’ll be the bearer of solar hot water good news! In the great state of Idaho, the Questar gas utility has just launched a new residential and multifamily … Continue reading →

Dear Free Hot Water Dealers and Distributors and blog readers, It’s not too late! That is, it’s not too late to close commercial contracts that can qualify for the 1603 Treasury Grant Program (TGP) that is set to expire at … Continue reading →