Now is the time to go solar.

With a solar water heater, that is. Floridians see their electric bills go through the roof during the summer and don’t need to be told that air conditioning uses a lot of electricity. But while air conditioning is highly seasonal, your electric water heating element burns away every day of the year.

Water heating accounts for about one third of a typical Florida home’s annual energy cost. A solar water heater can almost completely eliminate this portion of your electric bill.

Naturally, switching to solar water heating means going green in a big way. But you might also be surprised to learn that with a solar water heater, you can take longer showers and enjoy hotter water.

Pictured at left:  A home electric water heater’s carbon footprint is a whopper.
Electric water heating for a typical Florida home sends almost four tons of powerplant carbon dioxide and sulfur emissions into the atmosphere each year. Yes, really.