{"id":539,"date":"2026-04-08T13:38:48","date_gmt":"2026-04-08T13:38:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/wordpress.sciencepicker.com\/?p=539"},"modified":"2026-04-08T13:38:48","modified_gmt":"2026-04-08T13:38:48","slug":"what-are-the-benefits-of-solar-water-heaters","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.science-pickers.com\/what-are-the-benefits-of-solar-water-heaters\/","title":{"rendered":"What are the benefits of solar water heaters?"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

The mechanical engineers at Wisconsin\u2019s Solar Energy Laboratory University have shown through their studies that an average four-person household with an electric water heater needs about 6,400 KW hours of electricity every year to heat their water. Let\u2019s assume that the electricity is produced by a power plant with an efficiency of around 30%, it means that the average electric water heater is responsible for approximately eight tons of CO2 annually; that is almost double that emitted by a typical modern automobile.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Conventional water heaters pollute environment<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

It may\nseem surprising but analysts believe that the annual total CO2 produced by\nhousehold water heaters throughout North America is roughly equal to that\nproduced by all of the light trucks and cars driving around the continent.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Now, let\u2019s\nlook at this through another point of view; If half of all households used solar\nwater heaters<\/strong>, the reduction in CO2 emissions would be the same as\ndoubling the fuel-efficiency of all cars.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The economical choice is solar water heaters<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

One of the\ngreat reasons to switch to solar water heaters<\/strong> is FINANCIAL. As per the\nEESI, residential solar water heaters cost around $2500, compared to $150 to\n$450 for electric and gas heaters. With savings in electricity or natural gas, the\ninvestment in solar water heaters gets covered within four to eight years. Solar\nwater heater systems<\/strong> have a working life of approximately 40 years, the\nsame as conventional systems. So, after that investment gets covered, zero\nenergy cost essentially means having free hot water for years to come.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

You may\nget amazed to learn that in the United States<\/strong>, the federal government\noffers homeowners tax credits of up to 30 % of the cost of setting up a solar\nwater heater<\/strong>. The credit is not available for hot tub or swimming pool heaters,\nand the solar water heating system<\/strong> must be certified by the Certification\nCorporation and Solar Rating.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Things to know before installing a solar water heater<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

According\nto the United States Department of Energy\u2019s, zoning and building codes relating\nto the installation of solar water heater systems<\/strong> usually reside at the\nlocal level. So, customers should make sure to research the standards and hire\na certified solar heater installer familiar with local requirements. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Homeowners\nbeware: Most municipalities require a building permit for the installation of a\nsolar water heater system<\/strong> onto an existing house.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

The mechanical engineers at Wisconsin\u2019s Solar Energy Laboratory University have shown through their studies that an average four-person household with an electric water heater needs about 6,400 KW hours of electricity every year to heat their water. Let\u2019s assume that the electricity is produced by a power plant with an efficiency of around 30%, it […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":60,"featured_media":820,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"jnews-multi-image_gallery":[],"jnews_single_post":[],"jnews_primary_category":[],"footnotes":""},"categories":[10],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-539","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-life-and-environment"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.science-pickers.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/539","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.science-pickers.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.science-pickers.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.science-pickers.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/60"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.science-pickers.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=539"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/www.science-pickers.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/539\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":821,"href":"https:\/\/www.science-pickers.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/539\/revisions\/821"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.science-pickers.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/820"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.science-pickers.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=539"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.science-pickers.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=539"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.science-pickers.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=539"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}