Save Money. Buy a Solar Water Heater for Your Home in Melbourne, FL
The question isn’t whether you should buy a solar water heater for your home in Melbourne, Florida – but when. Solar water heating technology will, first and foremost, enable you to spend less money on water heating every year. According to the Florida Solar Energy Center (FSEC), the state’s energy research institute, switching from an electric water heater to one that predominantly utilizes solar energy can lower your annual water heating costs by a whopping 50 to 85 percent. The “fuel” that solar water heaters use – sunlight – is, of course, freely available and always abundant in Florida. Actual cost savings will depend on how much the system is used, the efficiency rating of the unit, the price of the unit, and whether it enables you to qualify for any federal- or state-based rebates, incentives, or cost offsets.
Having to pay less for water heating isn’t the only practical benefit to having a solar water heater installed in your home in Melbourne, FL, however. Consider, also, the value of your home. All things being equal, the presence of solar water heating system is going to make your home more attractive, and more valuable, in the eyes of prospective buyers. In a study, the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) found that the value of a home increases by $20 for every $1 that is invested in energy-saving technology.
For more information about
solar water heaters, contact Florida Energy Water & Air today. We provide solar water heater installation in Melbourne, FL, and across much of Central Florida. Our supplier, Rheem, is one of the most highly respected manufacturers in the water heating and HVAC industry.
