Solar-Heated Water
How we proved the skeptics wrong.
Photography by Dan Bassak
Our quest to use solar energy started in 1996 when we decided to build a new home. In our area of Pennsylvania, the sun shines only about 50% of the time, on average, and the winters are cold. Contractors said that solar would not work, and the bank refused to lend us money for this type of home.
Fortunately, a good friend believed it could be done and financed our home so that we were able to build it as designed. Now that our heating bills are less ...
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