“Is saving money the only reason why I am interested in solar?”
This is a good question to ask yourself if you are considering a solar water heater for your home. While the savings benefits are significant over a long period of time a solar water heater corrects one of the least efficient areas of your home. By using the sun’s clean, 100% renewable energy to heat your water you have made a tremendously positive impact in helping the environment. You are reducing tons of CO2 emissions which means less pollution and damage to you world. This is a wonderful benefit!
Making the decision to switch to a solar water heater does make financial sense, but should that be the only reason? There are a lot of things we buy that don’t save us money and don’t help the environment. Maybe it’s time to take a closer look at why we are truly interested in renewable energy investments…like solar water heaters.
Many people in Maryland are making the choice to switch to a solar water heater purely for investment and energy security reasons. The fact that solar water heaters eliminate CO2 emissions is an additional bonus for many people, but not the reason they decided to install a solar thermal system.
Is it time to replace your old or failing hot water heater? Not sure whether to install a high efficiency water heater or go to the next level with a tankless or solar water heater?
I receive a lot of questions about solar water heaters. Most of the questions are about solar payback periods, monthly utility bill savings, CO2 emissions, etc…Recently, I was asked about the durability of the the flat plate collectors AtisSun installs in Maryland. The question was…
According to government statistics around 24% of your household energy consumption is spent on water heating. If live in Maryland and are heating water with oil it is probably more.
