Landlords, Cut Your Bills with Solar Heating Tubes

April 12, 2010
By Craig Axelrod

Everyone who has spent any significant time in the real estate rental business knows that energy costs consume a great deal from the bottom line. Many of these costs are passed on to tenants, of course, but if you could sharply reduce these costs, you would enjoy a significant edge in the real estate rental marketplace. And the truth is that you can do something to cut a large chunk out of your energy consumption, and thus lower your energy bills. Landlords, cut your bills with solar heating tubes. Solar heating tubes take solar technology to new heights, allowing you to enjoy the cost reducing benefits of completely renewable energy from the most abundant energy source available- the sun. Recent developments in solar energy reception have made heating with the power of the sun practical even in places where the technology was once believed to be unusable, namely places with less than average sunshine and cold climates.

Most of us are familiar with solar panels. They've been around since the sixties, and all of us have seen them on roof tops. While they were a good idea, they were impractical in many settings because they could only garner energy when the sun was beating directly on the flat panels. The shape and methods of storing the energy once it was received also led to much of the solar energy being lost. Solar heating tubes address these design deficiencies by utilizing a rounded, cylindrical shape which allows the tubes to be positioned so that they receive sunlight during all daylight hours, thus gathering in more of the sun's energy. Further, the energy is stored in a more efficient manner, employing a vacuum tube which retains a much higher percentage of the solar energy captured.

Solar heating tubes are ideal for providing hot water for your building, while cutting your energy bills significantly. If your building uses radiant heat, you may be able to realize even more significant cuts in your energy costs by using your solar heating tubes to heat your entire building. The more solar power you are able to use, the less you will have to rely on other, more expensive forms of power. As a side benefit, your building will have more appeal to an increasingly environmentally conscious public, expanding your potential tenant base.

The rental market is highly competitive. It always has been, and will continue to become more and more so in the foreseeable future. Those who want to succeed need to do everything they can to give themselves an edge, and when a landlord cuts his bills with solar heating tubes, he gives himself several advantages over those who continue to rely solely on fossil fuels and electricity.

The best part is, with the United States and other governments firmly behind green energy initiatives, you may be able to get the government to underwrite some of the costs in switching over to renewable energy technology. Solar heating tubes are on the cutting edge of the new green energy movement. Whether your building houses apartments, industry, or virtually anything else, landlords, you will cut your bills with solar heating tubes.