The provincial government announced today it will invest $5 million in a program aimed at boosting solar water heating more than sixfold to 3,000 roofs across the province by 2010.
The announcement was made in Dawson Creek, hailed as a solar community because it has solar water heating at its city hall, police and fire stations and airport.
The SolarBC program is aimed at encouraging more homeowners, schools, social housing projects and first nations communities to install solar water heating systems and help reduce greenhouse gas emissions.
Nitya Harris, executive director of SolarBC, estimates there are fewer than 500 homes and businesses with solar water heating across the province.
The idea is to start slowly, with a goal of equipping 100,000 roofs with solar water heating by 2020.
Sunday, March 8, 2009
100,000 Solar Roofs by 2020
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