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Impact Calculator Upgrades – Solar Hot Water and Air-Dry Laundry

March 18th, 2009 · No Comments · Plumbing News

We’re happy to announce that we’ve recently added two new projects to the Low Impact Living Environmental Impact Calculator that show the benefits of air-drying your laundry or installing a solar hot water heater. First, we’ve added a project that shows how much money, energy and carbon dioxide you can cut by replacing a few dryer loads of laundry a week by air drying . Simply fill in your current number of dryer loads (and your dryer fuel) in the “calculate impacts” section of the calculat

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Obama’s Stimulus Package Provides Tax Credits for Solar and High Efficiency Hot Water Heaters

March 16th, 2009 · No Comments · Plumbing News

The economic stimulus package signed into law by President Obama includes tax credits for solar and high efficiency hot water heaters. The law revived and expanded tax credits for energy-efficient home improvements that expired in 2007, like hot water heaters. Home improvements must be made to primary residences beginning in 2009 to qualify. If you plan to install a new solar hot water heater for your home, you will be eligible for a tax credit of up to 30% of the cost with no caps on th

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More Money In Your Pocket From Obama Stimulus Plan

March 2nd, 2009 · No Comments · Plumbing News

We’ve already written several pieces about the benefits of President Obama’s economic stimulus plan for homeowners looking to go green, but there are some pretty important wrinkles that we haven’t highlighted that could really save you some significant money. If you’re looking to make a major new green home improvement, here are some items you definitely want to keep in mind: Solar Hot Water Heaters . The NEW credit removes a $2,000 limit on the credit you could receive for a new system,

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Comparing Water Heaters – Solar, Gas, Electric and New-Generation

December 23rd, 2008 · No Comments · Plumbing News

Comparing Water Heaters – Solar, Gas, Electric and New-Generation Many people do not realize that water heating is one of the biggest energy consumers in a home, accounting for around 25% of household energy use, second only to space home heating and cooling. Products like innovative tankless water heaters, condensing water heaters, solar hot water systems and others are now available, yet many people continue with old style systems. We compare the options. ¶ Posted 24 December 2008 † Gregor

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Green Building Expert Corbett Kroehler Offers Free Online Movie on Solar Hot Water Heater Installation

September 11th, 2007 · Comments Off · Plumbing News

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