Switch to solar with a system built for you. About 20% of a home’s energy use goes toward water heating, according to the U.S. Department of Energy. If you’re looking to save on energy for financial ...

Using a solar water heater can save a household significant money and help reduce local and regional emissions that cause air pollution. Although they do require a ...

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CAMAS, WASHINGTON — “For me, I love the scalability of these solar thermal systems,” said Bob Doyle of Blairco Solar, a new division of Blairco Heating & Cooling. “If you put in a two-panel system, a ...

Q: I’ve been hearing a lot about solar water heating lately. Is it something worth pursuing for my home? A: To get some answers, we talked to Amy Leedom, the director of marketing for Dwell ...

It's not glamorous. The principles are simple. It's time-tested and can work virtually anywhere. It could save the United States millions of barrels of oil every year, and it doesn't involve a large ...

A saving of around £150 per year would give us a payback period of around 26 years on the capital cost of installing a solar ...

When Terry McIlveen built his home in Maine in 1997, he made the unusual choice to install radiant floor heating. “People thought I was nuts,” he says. However, since that time, radiant floor heat has ...

Solar water heaters can be more cost effective than solar electric. Despite their lower cost%2C solar water heaters are declining in popularity. Utility rebates for water heating are likely to end ...

Early results have shown the system is capable of reducing energy bills by about 45 per cent compared to homes with a more ...