Residential Solar Thermal Successes

North Carolina State University Solar House
•	opened in 1981, Solar House has since been visited by one quarter of a million people
•	uses an active, draindown solar hot water heating system
•	pump is powered by an adjacent 10 watt PV panel
•	would provide 65% of hot water for a family of 4

Laux Home – Blairsville, GA
•	82 gallon draindown solar hot water system operating since 1994
•	uses two 32 square feet solar collectors
•	total home energy bills are 40% less than a typical home of the same size

Southface Energy Institute – Model Home, Energy and Environmental Resource Center – Atlanta, GA
•	American Energy Technologies solar water heater generates 50 gallons of hot water daily
•	a twenty square foot glazed collector absorbs sunlight to heat glycol a antifreeze solution
•	solar heat transfers from the antifreeze solution to the potable water in the hot water tank via internal copper pipes
•	more than 50% of the building’s hot water needs are met with the solar system