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Solar Water Heating Performance: Use Of Energy Factors, Florida Solar Energy Center, Carol Emrich
Solar Water Heating Performance: Use Of Energy Factors, Florida Solar Energy Center, Carol Emrich
FSEC Energy Research Center®
The goal of increasing solar energy installations is widely accepted by all. The Florida Solar Energy Center (FSEC) concluded that the goal of increasing solar hot water system installations in Florida could be greatly enhanced by concentrating its efforts on new construction through simplification of the residential building energy code. Since implementation in 1980, the Florida Energy Efficiency Code for Building Construction has required a calculation procedure that assigns multipliers to residential water heating systems. The multiplier for every water heating system type except solar is based on the system's rated efficiency at standard conditions and is a one- or …