Hot Water energy is typically 25% of the household energy load

According to the US Department of of Energy approximately 25% of a typical houses energy load is consumed heating hot water.  A typical house is heating water 24/7 365 days a year.   By choosing solar thermal application you can supply up to 90% of your hot water needs with energy supplied from the sun.  One 20 tube solar thermal panel creates 65 gallons of hot water on a clear winter day regardless of outside temperature (due to the evacuated tube).  The circulation pump uses less than .5 amps and costs less than $1 per month to collect the energy from the sun.  The system collects energy all day at a gain rate of 3-5 degrees gained through each panel and the water flowing at 2-3 gallons per minute.  The hot water is stored in and insulated tank for night time baths and morning showers.  Then the process starts all over again.   What a great feeling to take a nice steamy free shower to start your day off.