Commercial solar heating systems in Ithaca, Rochester, Syracuse, and surrounding!

Solar heating systems are primarily used to heat domestic hot water (DHW). For certain types of new solar-insulated homes, it can also be used for primary space heating. Systems are composed of flat plate or evacuated tube collectors which use the sun to heat a heat transfer fluid, and move that fluid back to exchange that heat with water in a storage tank.

Contact us today to get more information about these solar heating systems and how a solar heating system might work for your business, university, non-profit, or municipality. We proudly assist customers through The Finger Lakes including Webster, Lansing, Fairport, Auburn, Cortland, Canandaigua, Pittsford, and more!

How to use and size your solar heating system

Businesses in NY vary significantly in their DHW use, depending on their type, size, and scope of activity. Usage can range from 50,000 BTU or 0.5 Therm/day for a small office to millions of BTU/day for a large manufacturing facility. If you can provide our staff with the last month to year of your utility bills (depending on your situation) and a preliminary list of your hot water loads, we can assist you in determining your average current DHW usage. Once this usage is known, possible system sizes can be determined that would meet 30%-90% of your DHW needs, depending on available space, budget, and preference. If your business's usage is in the upper end of the NY range for its type, we always recommend efficiency measures simultaneous to system design and installation.

Where should a solar heating system be installed?

Solar heating systems are best located on a relatively unshaded south-facing roof surface, ground location, or as part of a building awning. Unlike solar electric systems, which are typically mounted flush to a pitched roof surface or at an average of 35° for flat roofs and ground-mounts, solar heating collectors are mounted at steeper tilts if possible to maximize winter production and reduce extra summer heating. If the system is designed to satisfy only part of the DHW load of the building, however, it can be mounted flush to a suitable roof surface, and this can provide better aesthetics and integration with the building. Please note that for ground-mounted systems, pipes must be buried from the collectors to the building, and thus systems can usually be located at a maximum of 200-300 ft from the building.

Contact us today for your Free Estimate in Syracuse, Ithaca, Rochester, Auburn, Webster, Lansing, Pittsford, Cortland, Canandaigua, Fairport, Ontario, Seneca Falls, Victor, Farmington, Phelps, and all surrounding cities and towns!