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Monthly Archives: November 2012

Guest Blog Post: The Sun Shines Just as Bright on Solar Water Heating

Posted on by Solar Fred

By Aaron Block Through renewable energy incentives and renewable portfolio standards (RPS), our state governments should be encouraging desirable results – less pollution, energy independence, and job creation – not betting on specific technologies. Solar is ideal for accomplishing all … Continue reading

Posted in Residential Solar Hot Water, Residential Solar Water Heating Installers, Solar Hot Water, Solar Thermal & Solar Hot Water News, SRCC OG-300 solar systems |

6 Videos to Engineer a Quick and Easy Thanksgiving Dinner

Posted on by Solar Fred

At Free Hot Water, we’re always thinking of ways to engineer things to be simple and to work, especially solar water heating. Sadly, engineering the perfect Thanksgiving dinner is not something we can do with CAD software or calculators, though … Continue reading

Posted in Restaurant Solar Hot Water |

How New England Can Eliminate Oil Use For Homes Using Solar Thermal for Less than the Price of Solar PV

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by Chris Williams We can use simple, effective, and proven policies that have been used to supercharge the New England solar PV industry to incentivize renewable thermal technologies and eliminate oil use for single family homes. Here’s the best part, … Continue reading

Posted in How Solar Works, Residential Solar Hot Water, Solar Business Resources, Solar Hot Water, Solar Hot Water Value, Solar Thermal & Solar Hot Water News, solar thermal for process heat, Solar Thermal Space Heating |

Come to a Special Event this Wednesday, Nov. 14th in Los Altos Hills

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Learn about new California solar hot water incentives, and becoming a Certified Free Hot Water Installer at this info session for consumers and installers. Residential solar hot water rebates in California have recently gone up by 45%, making this the … Continue reading

Posted in 30% Investment Tax Credit, CSI Thermal Program, pre-engineered solar thermal systems, Restaurant Solar Hot Water, Solar Hot Water, solar hot water resources, Solar Rebates, SRCC OG-300 solar systems |

City of Palo Alto Increases Solar Water Heater Rebate

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The City of Palo Alto’s municipal utility has followed through and essentially matched the solar hot water rebate amounts under California’s CSI Thermal program. Home to Stanford University and the heart of Silicon Valley, the utility is following the lead … Continue reading

Posted in 30% Investment Tax Credit, CSI Thermal Program, OG-100 Solar Hot Water Collectors, pre-engineered solar thermal systems, Residential Solar Hot Water, Solar Rebates, SRCC OG-300 solar systems |