Natural Food Store Cuts Costs with Solar Thermal
| Owner: | Mark Squires and Al Baylaq |
| Geographic location: | Fairfax, California (original store location) |
| Equipment: | 6 Heliodyne Gobi 408 collectors &2 120 gallon storage tanks |
| How/where mounted: | mounted on the roof and rear wall of the building |
| Total installation cost: | $18,200 |
| Date of installation: | March 2004 |
| Designer: | Daniel Pellegrini, Greg Strawn |
| Installer: | Greg Strawn, Solar Services |
| CCEnergy Rep: | Daniel Pellegrini |
Solar thermal collectors, instead of expensive natural gas, handle the store's high hot water use.
The sun ensures a constant source of heated water.
Mounting brackets attach the collectors to the roof and a load-bearing wall.
Two 120-gallon tanks inside the building store the solar-heated water.
CCEnergy President Dan Pellegrini and installer Greg Strawn with the completed installation.