The increasing cost of energy for heating and cooling is a drag on the bottom line of property owners, but don’t expect conventional energy prices to go down in the medium to long term. North American natural gas production is in decline while natural gas demand is increasing. Deutsche Bank has declared that there is “an urgent need for a renaissance in energy policy to target secure supply” and that with conventional energy sources in decline, “prices will increase significantly.” Energy analysts disagree on exactly when conventional energy production will peak, but they agree that it will. Credible sources estimate a global energy peak between 2005 and 2012. North American natural gas has already passed its production peak, and is now in decline.

       Metro Solar hot water works 365 days a year, for most residential applications.  Your solar system will provide 70% of your hot water over the course of the year, ranging from 95% in the summertime to 10% in the winter.

A typical small domestic hot water solar system using high efficiency vacuum tubes 

        Metro Solar can help protect your business from out-of-control energy costs. The time to invest in solar heating is now.  In multi-unit apartment buildings, the system will provide 50% of hot water needs over the year.

 A commercial scale vacuum tube solar thermal system