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Monthly Archives: April 2012

Video: Special Solar Thermal Delivery … By Helicopter

Posted on by Solar Fred

When installing solar hot water on buildings, sometimes the freight elevator is too small, and the building is too tall for a small crane. So, we found another way to the roof…  

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Little Products and Tools Mean A Lot When Installing Solar Hot Water

Posted on by Solar Fred

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

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California Launches Solar Hot Water Public Awareness Campaign

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When California funded the CSI Solar Thermal program in 2010, part of the funding included a carve-out for marketing the program and educating the public about solar hot water’s benefits to consumers and businesses. That public awareness program is finally … Continue reading

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California Expands Solar Thermal Incentives for Low-Income Housing

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Once again, California is leading the way for solar hot water with a new solar thermal incentive, this time for low-income single-family properties and multi-family dwellings. Regular readers to the Free Hot Water blog are probably familiar with California’s CSI … Continue reading

Posted in 30% Investment Tax Credit, CSI Thermal Program, CSI Thermal program for low-income, Residential Solar Hot Water, Solar Hot Water for Apartment Buildings, Solar Rebates, Solar Tax Incentives, Solar Thermal & Solar Hot Water News | Tagged , , , , ,