{"id":656,"date":"2013-12-18T11:08:11","date_gmt":"2013-12-18T19:08:11","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.centuryrooftile.com\/solar-bay-area-roofing-blog\/?p=656"},"modified":"2016-04-26T15:44:45","modified_gmt":"2016-04-26T22:44:45","slug":"solar-solutions-hot-water","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/centuryrooftile.com\/solar-bay-area-roofing-blog\/solar-solutions-hot-water\/","title":{"rendered":"Heat Your Home and Water with Solar Energy"},"content":{"rendered":"<div style=\"float:right;padding: 0 0 10px 10px\" class=\"interactive_right\"><div class='button_holder_right'><iframe allowtransparency='true' frameborder='0' scrolling='no' src='\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets\/tweet_button.html?url=https%3A%2F%2Fcenturyrooftile.com%2Fsolar-bay-area-roofing-blog%2Fsolar-solutions-hot-water%2F&amp;text=Heat Your Home and Water with Solar Energy&amp;count=vertical&amp;lang=' style='width:65px; height:65px;' ><\/iframe><\/div><div class='button_holder_right'><iframe src='\/\/www.facebook.com\/plugins\/like.php?href=https%3A%2F%2Fcenturyrooftile.com%2Fsolar-bay-area-roofing-blog%2Fsolar-solutions-hot-water%2F&amp;layout=button_count&amp;show_faces=false&amp;width=65&amp;action=like&amp;font=arial&amp;colorscheme=light&amp;height=21' scrolling='no' frameborder='0' style='border:none; overflow:hidden; width:65px; height:21px;' allowTransparency='true'><\/iframe><\/div><\/div><h1>Bay Area Solar Solutions for Heating<\/h1>\n<p>You\u2019ve been investigating <a title=\"Solar Roofing Installations\" href=\"http:\/\/www.noutilitybill.com\/\">solar roofing<\/a> and solar tiles, because you\u2019ve heard that homeowners can potentially save a lot of money (and time) by \u201cgoing solar.\u201d Most homeowners \u2013 even up here in Bay Area \u2013 still use traditional methods for heating their water and their homes. Thanks to rapid improvements in solar technology &#8212; coinciding with the advent of an unstable traditional energy market &#8212; more and more consumers are turning to solar to solve their heating problems.<!--more--><\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_660\" style=\"width: 253px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-660\" data-attachment-id=\"660\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/centuryrooftile.com\/solar-bay-area-roofing-blog\/solar-solutions-hot-water\/img_6242\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/centuryrooftile.com\/solar-bay-area-roofing-blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/IMG_6242-e1414707901682.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"500,334\" data-comments-opened=\"0\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;16&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;Canon EOS DIGITAL REBEL XTi&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1318430032&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;24&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;400&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.0025&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Bay Area Solar Solutions\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;\u00a92013 Century Roof and Solar&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/centuryrooftile.com\/solar-bay-area-roofing-blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/IMG_6242-300x200.jpg\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/centuryrooftile.com\/solar-bay-area-roofing-blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/IMG_6242-1024x682.jpg\" class=\" wp-image-660   \" title=\"Solar Roofing Installations\" alt=\"bay area solar company\" src=\"http:\/\/www.centuryrooftile.com\/solar-bay-area-roofing-blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/IMG_6242-300x200.jpg\" width=\"243\" height=\"162\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-660\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">\u00a92013 Century Roof and Solar<\/p><\/div>\n<p>Here are a few reasons why:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>When you add <a title=\"Bay Area Solar Solutions\" href=\"http:\/\/www.noutilitybill.com\/SolarSolutions.html\">solar tiles<\/a> to your home, you can amortize the cost of the investment over years, if not decades. The installation can pay for itself and then some, given enough time.<\/li>\n<li>You can reduce your dependency on &#8220;the grid&#8221;;<\/li>\n<li>Going \u201csolar\u201d is good for society because it contributes to reducing our collective carbon footprint and energy consumption;<\/li>\n<li>Some people may qualify for rebates and tax incentives for heating their homes or businesses with solar;<\/li>\n<li>Reduced risk &#8212; special investment programs have radically reduced how much money homeowners need to invest to get started with solar;<\/li>\n<li>Adding solar capacity in your home can improve the resale value of the property;<\/li>\n<li>Adding a solar power component can reduce your risk of losing power, if the grid exceeds its capacity.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>Choosing the Right Company for Your Solar Installation<\/h2>\n<p>To explore whether a <a title=\"Solar Power Roofing\" href=\"http:\/\/www.noutilitybill.com\/faqs.html\" target=\"_blank\">solar roofing installation<\/a> 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