Prices and Market of Heating Water Solar Systems: hot water panels and tanks

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Prices and Market of Heating Water Solar Systems

Solar Water Heating System Components

Solar water heating systems are the most popular application of solar energy. Their cost include basically the cost of the...

1) solar collectors
2) storage tanks

They involve two types of solar water heating systems: active, which have circulating pumps and controls, and passive, which don't have that elements, and are much cheaper. See, for details: Types of solar water heating systems

Solar Hot Water Warranties range from 3 to 10 years, varying on manufacturer.

Note:
This page do not deal with PV photovoltaic systems (for solar electric production)

Prices and Market Analysis of Solar Heating Water Systems

Solar panels and connected equipment for solar hot water systems are mainly standard and their costs are usually very similar at the manufacturer level.

In today's USA market the average price of an active solar hot water system is around $2,500-$4,000 per home. Most of these systems have a production of about 80 to 100 gallons of hot water per day.

Solar Heating Water systems without circulating pumps and controls are obviously much more cheap than those that have those components (about $1,000 to $2,000) but they are much more limited.

The final cost will depend on a set of important elements:

- the size and type of system (just a water heating system or also an air heating system?) A combined system will be significantly more expensive. Solar space heating systems are more costly: see Solar Space Heating

- the local climate (homeowners in Florida have comparative advantages relatively to homeowners in New York).

- the landscape and orientation of your house.

- the heating requirements, which depend on the insulation levels of your home or on its residents style of life.

- solar rebates, tax incentives and subsidies given by governments and states.

Analysis of the market and prices

The prices advanced above are a good reference are a good reference for typical uses. For more demanding uses - more than 100 gallon of hot water a day and bigger tanks, or more than 2 collectors - the prices will rise significantly...

For a list manufacturers, see Solar Power Systems Manufacturers

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