Category: Idaho Solar

We just completed a 30 panel mystic system to heat the process clean up water for a dairy.  The system will produce 1000 gallons of 165 degree water on a daily basis.  An on demand electric point of use water heater was also installed as a back up for the solar system.  The system is operating well and creating energy even in  the toughest time of the year – December/January radiation levels from the sun.

The payback on the system is guaranteed to be less than 2 years.  The installation was completed in two weeks.

The process water is used to clean up after each milk run and to keep the process clean and sanitized.  This install was assisted with grants from the USDA Rural Development and the US Treasury 1603 Grant.

This install we completed last year in Idaho City, Idaho.  The install includes 2 Mystic panels mounted vertically on the outside of the garage.  The system is designed to provide hot water and any additional energy to be dissapated in the water to air heat exchanger in the furnace.  The comments below are from the customer.

“We installed our solar heating system just before Memorial Day, and cannot be happier with it! Our dual Mystic panel design provides nearly 100% of our water heating, and in the winter, it will also heat the house air. What a joy to watch the sun come up and know that we have a carbon-free (and dollar-free and hassle-free) source of heat. It is hard to understand why these systems are not on more homes and businesses because the payback is so quick. Neighbors have repeatedly commented on the nice look and clean design of our system. Carl and his team have been very responsive to our questions and custom design ideas — we highly recommend them to others considering a solar water heating system. If circumstances ever require us to move from our current house, we will definitely plan to install a Mystic system to our next place. The system paid for itself in 13 months.” -KC Idaho City, ID