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Hawa House
Renewable energy features
Solar Hot Water
Installation date: January 25, 2011
Installer/contractor: Solar Coordinates http://www.solarcoordinates.com/index.html
Equipment: Drainback system design; flat plate solar hot water panels.
Green features:
Two-speed pool pump
Owner Comments:
We got solar thermal because it is relatively inexpensive and has the quickest payback period out of all the renewable energy improvements, with the exception of solar pool heating. Being a drainback system with flat plate collectors, it will last for decades, paying itself off several times, if not dozens of times. By making nearly all of our hot water, it cuts our electrical usage by 25-30%, helping us do our part in eliminating frack drilling and nuclear power generation. Michael Hawa
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