Economic comparison of gas/solar house heating systems versus electric/solar systems. [Monograph]

Book · Sun Jan 01 00:00:00 EST 1978

OSTI ID:6493026

As a result of the growing national focus on long-term benefits of solar energy, some existing and new homes are being equipped with solar collectors to supply portions of their space-heating and hot-water needs. Solar systems that meet 100% of space heating/hot water needs are not economically feasible, and need to be linked with a conventional energy backup. This analysis projects and compares the annualized space-heating/hot-water costs per household for conventional gas and electric systems with costs of two alternative active solar-assisted systems: a conventional high-efficiency gas furnace and hot-water heater combined with a solar energy system (''gas/solar'') versus an electric heat pump combined with a solar-energy system (''electric/solar'').

• OSTI ID: 6493026
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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29 ENERGY PLANNING
POLICY AND ECONOMY
14 SOLAR ENERGY
32 ENERGY CONSERVATION, CONSUMPTION, AND UTILIZATION
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ECONOMICS
GAS APPLIANCES
SOLAR HEATING SYSTEMS
AUXILIARY HEATING
SOLAR WATER HEATERS
COMPARATIVE EVALUATIONS
ENERGY ANALYSIS
EVALUATION
HEAT PUMPS
HEATING SYSTEMS
HOT WATER
HOUSES
RESISTANCE HEATING
SOLAR COLLECTORS
SPACE HEATING
WATER HEATERS
APPLIANCES
BUILDINGS
ELECTRIC APPLIANCES
HEAT EXCHANGERS
HEATERS
HEATING
HYDROGEN COMPOUNDS
OXYGEN COMPOUNDS
RESIDENTIAL BUILDINGS
WATER
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