If you are thinking of using solar technology to heat your hot water, we recommend a solar site analysis as a first step.

Learn the Best Way to Introduce Solar Thermal to Your Property

Sustainable Future will conduct a solar thermal site evaluation for $100 plus mileage. If you decide to purchase a solar thermal (hot water) system from Sustainable Future, the $100 site visit evaluation fee will be applied to any system purchase within 90 days of your site visit.

During the solar site evaluation, our staff will take a site specific look at your home or property's potential to heat your hot water or to provide space heating. We will use a solar pathfinder to identify the best site or sites to install the solar hot water collectors. You may wish to consider a ground-mounted system or a roof-mounted array. For a roof mounted system, we'll check the orientation of the building (we suggest tilting solar collectors at a 45 degree angle on the roof. This provides a winter-time efficiency bias to help boost heat collection when days are shorter). We'll also check for any trees, buildings or other structures that could shade the equipment in the chosen location. We'll plug your site specific data into our software (including any trees or buildings that may shade panels), and generate a report for you showing how much hot water you can expect to produce with solar energy at the chosen location. You can use this information to maximize performance for your future system. We will also work you to determine your system size based on your family's hot water demand. We will educate you on solar hot water system designs, the products involved, and how the solar technology is incorporated into your plumbing. This visit generally takes about an hour.