Solar water heaters are an efficient technology used to provide hot water to your home at a fraction of the costs of traditional heating methods. Remarkably simple, solar water heaters utilize the sun's free energy to heat your home's water. There are several kinds of systems available to meet your homes' individual needs. Here at SolarTown we have broken down the complicated language of solar water heaters to aid you on your search for the best system.

Americans use a lot of hot water-enough to eat up 15% to 25% of the average energy bill, making it third in the list of what residential energy consumers use most of all. Heating and cooling ranks number one and lighting, cooking, and appliances ranks number two in what energy we use in our homes. Finding ways to reduce the energy you consume for water heating is a highly effective way of reducing your carbon footprint and will give you one of the best returns on your investment.