If you’ve ever doubted that we talk about solar thermal energy and solar hot water here on the Free Hot Water blog, here’s visual evidence that we’re very serious and persistent about having a serious interactive conversation about the solar … 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
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
We’ve written about Eneref Institute’s solar hot water advocacy and information initiatives before. Recently, the organization announced that it is moving into the second phase of its “Solar Thermal Advantage” initiative, which is designed to promote the benefits of solar … 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
Question: When bidding on a commercial solar water heating project such as an apartment building, hotel, or hospital, how do you accurately measure the current solar hot water usage so that you can design the most optimal solar thermal system? … Continue reading
Free Hot Water wants to promote our installers and distributors as much as possible. The busier you are installing solar thermal on apartment buildings, nursing homes, hotels, and homes, the better for all of us. If you’re an installer and … Continue reading
As of right now, you can be reading this blog post and all information on Free Hot Water’s website in just about any language. No, we don’t have a separate website for every language in the world. Instead, Free Hot … 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
