Utilities

Why should an electric membership cooperative or utility incent its customers to use renewable energy to heat their water? It's in your self-interest, and here's why:
- In the summer season when your peak demand is high, the performance of solar water heaters is at a maximum. You can keep adding new customers without risking brownouts.
- In the winter, solar performance is at its weakest and you can increase your demand.
- Solar water heaters help you incent gas customers to switch to electric, thus building your customer or member base.
- Your customers and members want to save money and be good stewards of the environment. Help them achieve both goals by using renewable energy, and your image will shine, just like the sun.