Tag Archives: solar hot water for apartments

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 →

Okay, besides having easy financing, what’s the most powerful solar marketing tool that any installer can use? First, let’s briefly mention the traditional marketing tools: Print advertising. Radio spots, Brochures, flyers, direct mail Making news with a unique installation Add … Continue reading →

It’s nice to be recognized…by Google’s search engine.  How so? Recently, if you do a search on Google for “solar water heating for apartment buildings” or “solar hot water for apartment buildings,” or “solar thermal apartment buildings,” Free Hot Water … Continue reading →

Just wanted to share with our solar community about the news that Free Hot Water is about to start the largest solar water heating project under California’s new solar thermal rebate program. The Tradewinds, a lage condominium complex nestled in … Continue reading →

Free Hot Water just discovered a new way for commercial buildings to save on their electric utility bills—and it’s not just for solar water heating systems. The solution works for any building. The situation: Most commercial building owners pay a … Continue reading →

At the end of 2010, Congress passed and the President signed into law the Tax Relief, Unemployment Insurance Reauthorization and Job Creation Act of 2010. As part of this law, the U.S. Department of Treasury – Renewable Energy Grants program, … Continue reading →

We’ve been playing around with our new solar thermal calculators, and we just thought we’d share some interesting cost comparisons. We took the example of a 50 unit apartment building and plugged in four different Western states: California, Arizona, Oregon, … Continue reading →

A few months ago, a few of us were talking around the ol’ Free Hot Water water cooler about how commercial solar hot water systems weren’t like residential systems. While SRCC-OG-300 residential systems come in a nice rebate-ready packages based … Continue reading →

There’s a great deal of debate in the United States about whether climate change is a threat to life as we know it or hoax by some kind of fantastic scientific conspiracy. I’m not going to debate climate change on … Continue reading →

Owners of California apartment buildings are one of the businesses that will benefit most from going with a solar hot water system. Traditionally in California (and many states), apartment building landlords include hot water with every rental lease. Rather than … Continue reading →