Solar Energy - Residential
Whether your home is on grid or off grid, or in an urban or rural area, there is sunlight available at your home that can be used to heat water for domestic use and to create power for your appliances.
In addition to heating water for all your domestic water needs, you may choose to heat water for your swimming pool or hot tub or for an outside shower.
In addition to heating water for all your domestic water needs, you may choose to heat water for your swimming pool or hot tub or for an outside shower.
Home ownership and energy costs
When does solar energy make sense?
In the short term, harvesting solar energy to heat water or to provide electricity will help to offset the energy costs to operate a house.
In the longer term, harvesting solar energy is protection against rising energy costs and the uncertainty of tomorrow.
Investing in equipment to harvest solar energy is adding value to a home. It provides an opportunity for self-reliance and allows the home to be featured as ‘green’ for present and future owners/residents of the property.
Does a solar power collector add value to a residential property?
The reality is that not every property is suitable to harvest solar energy. However, a simple feasibility study will identify whether or not the homeowner should consider the advantages of solar energy for his/her property. Regardless of the outcome of the feasibility study, the discussion around ‘energy’ issues can be the prompt to explore options for ‘greening’ the property and be the invitation for the homeowner to become more cognizant of household energy costs. This new knowledge will provide a further opportunity to put conservation measures into play and explore sustainable alternatives to the conventional utilities delivery.
Why is harvesting solar energy a good idea for the homeowner?
Solar Heats Water follows a process to assist in determining whether there is merit in looking at harvesting solar power for your client. Our feasibility study is straightforward, comprehensive and yet simple to undertake. We look for specific information and that includes:
The methodology that Solar Heats Water follows is thorough and consists of:
When does solar energy make sense?
In the short term, harvesting solar energy to heat water or to provide electricity will help to offset the energy costs to operate a house.
In the longer term, harvesting solar energy is protection against rising energy costs and the uncertainty of tomorrow.
Investing in equipment to harvest solar energy is adding value to a home. It provides an opportunity for self-reliance and allows the home to be featured as ‘green’ for present and future owners/residents of the property.
Does a solar power collector add value to a residential property?
The reality is that not every property is suitable to harvest solar energy. However, a simple feasibility study will identify whether or not the homeowner should consider the advantages of solar energy for his/her property. Regardless of the outcome of the feasibility study, the discussion around ‘energy’ issues can be the prompt to explore options for ‘greening’ the property and be the invitation for the homeowner to become more cognizant of household energy costs. This new knowledge will provide a further opportunity to put conservation measures into play and explore sustainable alternatives to the conventional utilities delivery.
Why is harvesting solar energy a good idea for the homeowner?
Solar Heats Water follows a process to assist in determining whether there is merit in looking at harvesting solar power for your client. Our feasibility study is straightforward, comprehensive and yet simple to undertake. We look for specific information and that includes:
- how does the sun’s daily/seasonal trajectory make energy available to the homeowner?
- what is the current energy draw in the home? what is the ‘ghost’ load of the property?
- does the property include a pool or hot tub or other amenity and how does this impact overall household demand for water and electricity consumption?
The methodology that Solar Heats Water follows is thorough and consists of:
- a site visit and feasibility study
- identification of project goals and discussion about alternatives
- the use of monitoring devices to quantify energy loads at min and max demand times
- design of system(s) and determination of payback times relative to initial cost(s)