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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 →

It’s not much, but SEIA and its partner, GTM Research, have included some very general solar water heating market information in its 3rd quarter executive summary. Free Hot Water has talked to GTM researchers before about the lack of solar … Continue reading →

The 1603 Treasury Grant Program (TGP) is set to expire at the end of 2011, although it is still uncertain whether Congress will renew the program for another year or longer. Cross your fingers. For those unfamiliar with the 1603 … 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 →

One of the myths of solar hot water systems is that you need to be living in super hot climates for them to work, especially for commercial systems that need large amounts of heated water. The fact is that solar … Continue reading →

If you look at a city skyline with all of the apartment buildings, you’ll see a lot of flat rooftops with nothing on them except a lot of sun, and that’s too bad. It’s not a too bad that there’s … Continue reading →