Please see the table below for a
lifecycle analysis of four water type heating sources. As you will see the
Solar
Evacuate Tube model is half as expensive as using natural gas and almost 1/3
the price of using electric energy!
The Average Consumer needs to lock into the cost of water heating now to avoid the danger of hurting the budget in a few years when the price of crude oil and other sources of energy will skyrocket.
| Water Heater Type | |||||||
| 3-4 Person Family Domestic Hot Water | Propane | Natural Gas | Electric | Solar Tubes | |||
| Lifecycle Cost Analysis | |||||||
| Cost per 100,000 Btu's | $ 2.49 | $ 1.20 | $ 2.05 | Free | |||
| Current Annual Energy Cost | $ 636.00 | $ 282.00 | $ 239.00 | Free | |||
| Initial Cost | $ 580.00 | $ 580.00 | $ 480.00 | $ 4,500.00 | |||
| Installation | $ 250.00 | $ 250.00 | $ 250.00 | $ 2,000.00 | |||
| 10 Year Operating Cost with 6% Inflation | $ 8,829.00 | $ 3,787.00 | $ 5,446.00 | Free | |||
| 20 Year Operating Cost with 6% Inflation | $ 13,680.00 | $ 4,716.00 | $ 8,243.00 | Free | |||
| Total Lifecycle Cost** | $ 22,690.00 | $ 8,503.00 | $ 13,689.00 | $ 4,500.00 | |||
| Annual Carbon Emissions (LBS) | 3278 | 3016 | 8867 | None | |||
| 10 Year Carbon Emissions (LBS) | 32779 | 30157 | 88674 | None | |||
| **After 30% Federal Tax Deuction - Energy Inflation Rate 5% | |||||||
