Commercial Applications of Solar Hot Water

 The benefits of solar hot water

Using solar water heating has many benefits for your home and not only are you helping the environment but you are also saving on your hot water bill.

Lower energy bills

A well designed and installed solar water heating system can heat up to 75% of your hot water every year – even in less sunny parts of USA. As a guide, water heating typically makes up 40% of your household energy bill.

In summer you may be able to get all your hot water from your solar water heating system. In winter, or on less sunny days, you’ll need some extra heating from your ‘booster’ gas, electricity or wetback supply.

How much money you save from solar water heating will depend on things like how much hot water you use, the type of system you install and the quality of the installation.

For an average household an effective solar water heating system will:

• cut about 2500kWh from your annual electricity use
• save between $550 and $750 a year, depending on the cost of your electricity or gas supply.

Environmentally friendly

With a solar water heating system you’ll also be helping to reduce our country's dependence on non-renewable energy sources.

Every residential solar water heating system installed is estimated to save about 2 tonnes of greenhouse gas emissions a year (assuming a mix of coal and gas fired electricity generation is avoided).

Add value to your home

As energy efficiency becomes an increasingly hot topic in New Zealand, installing solar water heating will add to your resale value and ensure you are safeguarded against potential price rises in energy in years to come.

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