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Proprietors and lessors of industrial, commercial, office, and apartment buildings are continually finding new means to reduce operating or overhead costs. While millions are considering automated lighting and other indoor building  power saving devices, like using compact fluorescent light bulbs (CFL) wherever possible, and more efficient heating or cooling systems, there are property owners who are more aggressive and are planning to upgrade their properties with a solar heating system.

What is a solar heating system? It is actually a commercial green energy technology that can supply a large percentage of a building’s hot water requirements by utilizing the sun’s radiant heat energy. And although there are active and passive systems, some with flat panels and some with tubes, solar heating systems are mostly described as a panel or coil of plastic or metal, where water goes through and is heated by solar radiation or radiant heating energy.

Looks too complex, doesn’t it? In reality is not difficult to understand the technology. Green technology is so cost-saving that many organizations and national and state governments are offering landlords and property owners numerous financial benefits for investing in them. This demonstrates the viability of installing a solar heating system right now for a sizable operation. These bonuses are given to offset installation and purchase cash outlays, and make the return on invested capital achievable in less than 5 years.

The first thing to know, however, is that customization and installation of commercial green energy necessitates the services of experts, and even thouhg you might have been told that some people have constructed their own solar heating systems; these are usually small-scale or only built to cater to a single-family household. But, if it comes to the hot water provision for more than 20 residences, it will require specialized knowledge and high-level of technical experience to design the system.

It is also important to be informed that although the technologies behind any commercial green energy have advanced considerably in only a little period of time, it still doesn’t mean that they have totally supplanted regular energy sources: electricity, propane, and natural gas for producing hot water all year round. However using green energy for most of your water heating needs will dramatically reduce the operating expenditures associated with the standard electric water heating system.

So what does this actually mean for you? For instance, if you know that your costs for having hot water add up to sixty dollars per unit every month; then you are already paying out that sum of cash per month. As soon as you have made a decision to invest in a solar heating system and have it installed on the roof of your office or apartment building, you would be able to get loan for the solar water heating system, get a utility rebate, and capitalize on a handful of state, local, and federal tax rebates provided for consumers who switch to green energy alternatives. This would include immediate tax incentives, and the choice to apply accelerated depreciation on the equipment. This means that although you are spending nearly the same amount or $60. per unit every month; your payment is mostly going to the solar water heating system, and not electricity bills. And after two to five years you would have finished paying the complete cost of the system. And you would then enjoy a significant reduction on your monthly expenses, and almost zero use of your hot water heating system for many years to come.

Craig Axelrod is a partner for Emmy Energy, a NY <A href=http://www.emmyenergy.com/index.cfm”>solar energy</a> company installing <A href=”http://www.emmyenergy.com/green-energy-products/solar-heating-tubes.cfm”>solar heating tubes</a> & solar panel systems throughout the Northeast.