claim: "if every house in florida had a solar-heated water tank, that would eliminate consumption by 17 percent."
author: jeff kottkamp
evidence_1: solar water heating (swh) is the conversion of sunlight into heat for water  heating using a solar ... flat-plate collectors for solar water heating were used in  florida and ... in the use of solar water heating systems supporting 30%–40% of  homes. ... in the collectors and storage can reach high temperatures in all non- drainback ...
evidence_2: politifact florida on wednesday, august 11th, 2010 ... "if every house in florida  had a solar-heated water tank, that would eliminate consumption by 17 percent.
evidence_3: if you currently have an electric water heater and natural gas is available in ... as  for distribution losses— a problem common to all types of water heaters, ... by  minimizing standby losses from the tank, energy consumption can be ... of the  house, thereby eliminating the heat losses through the hot water pipes to that  area.
evidence_4: sep 17, 2013 ... green projects accounted for 20 percent of all newly built homes in the u.s. last  year. ... fact: geothermal hvac systems use only one unit of electricity to move  up to five ... actually eliminate millions of gallons of water that would otherwise  have been ... published september 17, 2013 ..... travel to florida.
evidence_5: the first solar water heater that resembles the concept still in use today ... solar  hot water industry began in the coastal cities of central florida and southern ...  miami homes had solar water heaters with over 80% of new homes having ...  utility companies gave away electric water heaters in an effort to eliminate ....  page 17 ...