Why replace your old water heater with an energy efficient standard gas or electric water heater when you can go solar for less (after Federal, State and local government renewable energy incentives are factored in.)?

Maryland Green Power Co. has been selling a residential / small commercial sized solar water heater with 64 square feet of flat panel solar collector space (2 solar panels), drainback system with drainback reservoir, pumps, controller, valves, heat exchanger and all miscellaneous items except for PVC piping which are practically FREE after Federal, State and local solar incentives are factored in.

For businesses, depreciation of this equipment can make this an even better deal.

Check your local codes: Our solar water heater can pre-heat water and send it into your existing water heater tank. Why install a separate solar water storage tank and use up extra space? If your local codes require a double-walled heat exchanger, then we’ll include it in the solar water storage tank at a small extra cost, which is essentially subsidized by incentives anyway.

Best of all, this quality solar water heating system is built in the U.S.A.

More information can be found at the Types of Solar Water Heaters article. For inquiries, please contact MGPC at: 443-502-0085, or fill out form:

DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA

Credits: Remains with project owner.

Eligible System: Solar thermal, geothermal, biomass and methane recovery technologies produce energy in kilowatt equivalents.

Max. Incentive: Conversion factors for incentives that apply to these systems will be provided at the time rebates become available. Rebates for all systems are capped at a maximum of $33,000 (at 20 kilowatts capacity or greater) for each applicant site per program year.

Incentive: Photovoltaic and wind incentives are based on the combined system rating in kilowatt DC output.

• $3 for each of the first 3,000 installed watts of capacity
• $2 for each of the next 7,000 installed watts of capacity
• $1 for each of the next 10,000 installed watts of capacity

Eligible Renewable: Solar Water Heat, Solar Thermal Process Heat, PV.

Applicable Sectors: Individual residents, non-governmental organizations, businesses and private schools may apply.

Website: http://green.dc.gov/green/cwp/view,a,1244,q,461562.asp

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MARYLAND

Credits: Remains with project owner.

Eligible System: Solar PV maximum- 20 Kilowatts. Minimum sizes for both solar water heating and solar PV vary by sector.

Max. Incentive: Solar PV- $10,000; Solar Water Heating- $2,500.

Incentive: For photovoltaic property the lesser of $1.25 per watt of installed electricity generating capacity for the first 4000 watts; $1.00 per watt of installed electricity generating capacity for the 4001-8000 watts; and, $0.50 per watt of installed electricity generating capacity for the 8001-10000 watts with the maximum grant of $10,000.

Eligible Renewable: Solar Water Heat, Solar Thermal Process Heat, PV.

Applicable Sectors: Commercial, Residential, Nonprofit, Local Government.

Website: http://energy.maryland.gov/
incentives/residential/solargrants/index.asp