Category Archives: Solar Tax Incentives

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 →

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 →

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 →

“The Story of Broke” is the latest in a series of clever animations from the “Story of Stuff” project, developed by artist and simple living author and activist, Annie Leonard. In the past, Ms. Leonard has done short animated videos … Continue reading →

Good news. Despite solar hot water getting less attention in the U.S., a new poll released by the Solar Energy Industry Association (SEIA) shows strong public support for solar water heating and agree that solar water heating helps the economy … Continue reading →

When Steve Jobs resigned as CEO of Apple, I wrote a blog post on RenewableEnergyWorld.com about lessons that the solar PV industry could learn from him. Now, as the news streams in about his death, I’d like to add my … Continue reading →

As Americans get bombarded with political news surrounding the bankruptcy and failed loan guarantee of Solyndra, the negative publicity is spilling over to the entire solar industry, especially solar PV, but also to the solar thermal side. As much as … Continue reading →

In celebration of our 12 new SCRCC-approved OG-300 solar water heating systems, we decided to use Free Hot Water’s handy-dandy solar hot water cost calculator and find out which states provided the fastest payback time for residential solar water heating. … Continue reading →