Practical Applications of Solar Energy

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Free Publicity and community good-will

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“We looked for ways to reduce the energy cost, and solar was the answer.”

Salvador Lamas

Owner, Electrical Engineer

Niles and Chicago, IL

System Type: Solar Hot Water

Heats: 680 gallons daily

Saves: 163 million BTUs annually

Restaurant Hot Water Systems

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Greenworks Christy Webber Landscapes - Chicago, IL Solar Hot Water and Assist for Heat Pump

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Laundromat Hot Water System 2,000 Gallons Per Day

Chicago

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Laundromat Hot Water System

Berwyn

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New Rebuilt World’s Largest Laundromat

Berwyn

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“Despite natural gas prices going up, my solar hot water system enables me to maintain lower prices for my customers.”

485,000 gallons of hot water annually

Saves 68,000 pounds of CO2 emissions per year

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Solar Publicity Pays!

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SANCTUARY PLACE

Not-for-profit Solar Application

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Resurrection Lutheran Church

Chicago, IL

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Notre Dame High School

Niles, IL

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“There will be tens of thousands of jobs in renewable energy in the future. Why not put the boys in this school in the front of this industry? If this is the future, let it start here.”

Tim Herling

Director of Operations

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Governors State University

Illinois’ LARGEST institutional Solar Thermal Installation - 4,400 gallons per day

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Chicago Fire Department – Installed in 1980

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GRANTS & REBATES

Illinois Clean Energy

Community Foundation