ecoENERGY Retrofit – Homes Solar Domestic Hot Water Grants December 8, 2009 Suzanne M. Deschênes Deputy Director, Housing Division Office of Energy Efficiency

Current Eligibility for SDHW pre-retrofit evaluation performed prior to October 1, 2009 –collectors that meet CSA F378 or equivalent, –regardless of capacity –Validation: collectors or systems Select collectors from the ‘Glazed Water Heating Solar Collectors – Flat Plate Collectors’ or ‘Glazed Water Heating Solar Collectors – Evacuated Tube and Concentrating Collectors’ sections of the List of Accepted Solar Collectors found at the ecoENERGY for Renewable Heat Web site: pre-retrofit evaluation performed on or after October 1, 2009 –Systems that use CSA F378 or equivalent collectors AND –meet the 6 GJ minimum capacity requirement (as per CSA F379) –Validation: systems Multi-residential building –CSA 378 collectors –3 Gj per residential unit –Divide by 6 Gj – whole number multiplied by $250 = eligible grant Systems used for more than DHW –Eligible System must comply with program requirement of: System must provide domestic hot water –Not eligible Systems use for pools or systems used for space heating only

Systems

Determining System Capacity (MURB – other application) Option 1- if system is listed on CanmetENERGY Performance Directory of Solar Domestic Hot Water Systems –use the Annual Performance Rating for the system Option 2- If collectors are used in a system that is listed on CanmetENERGY Performance Directory of Solar Domestic Hot Water Systems –Estimated system capacity must be noted on client invoice Option 3- If option 1 or 2 does not apply, collectors must be part of the list of collectors from the ‘Glazed Water Heating Solar Collectors – Flat Plate Collectors’ or ‘Glazed Water Heating Solar Collectors – Evacuated Tube and Concentrating Collectors’ sections of the List of Accepted Solar Collectors found at the ecoENERGY for Renewable Heat Web site Collector used by system from table 1.2 –run a TRNSYS simulation to validate capacity

Future CSA 379 certification for systems –2010 CSA installation Energy Star – 7 Gj