Wisconsin Focus on Energy Program

Solar water heater systems in the state of Wisconsin: The number of commercial systems made a big jump in 2009, whereas the market for residential systems stagnated. The photo shows a collector field on the roof of a high-school swimming pool.
Photo: Focus on Energy

This factsheet was created by Wisconsin’s Focus on Energy; which is a public-private partnership that offers information on energy services to utility customers in Wisconsin. The focus of this factsheet is the various applications of solar thermal heating systems in commercial settings.

This report was prepared by Solar Mining Company and funded by the Wisconsin Focus on Energy Program. St. Norbert College is located on the Fox River in De Pere, Wisconsin. At the time of this report, they had a district hot water network that uses two separate heating plants, and buildings at the end of this water system experience a loss of hot water during peak demands.

This document is a fact sheet on solar electricity applications and solar thermal applications for the farming sector.

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