California Solar Energy Industries Association

Just two years after the first solar water heaters received the Energy Star Label, they may loose it again. Right now, the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is revising the label's Water Heater Specification. It has found that solar water heaters are not in line with the principle of the Energy Star label, because they do not pay off quickly enough. The solar thermal industry worries that loosing the label would become a serious drawback for the reputation of solar water heaters in the US. The final draft of the specification is expected in January and the final version is going to be published by February.
Source: EPA

The Intersolar North America held in San Francisco in the middle of July was at the right time and place for analysing the first experiences with the new incentive programme in California called California Solar Initiative (CSI) Thermal Programme. Photo: Bärbel Epp

This document was created with cooperation from the California Solar Energy Industries Association and Aztec Solar Inc.

This is an easy-to-read document that breaks down the US solar thermal market, in comparison to other markets around the world through the usage of graphs and charts. It also highlights federal support and upcoming budget and programme planning in 2010 that will benefit the solar thermal market.