The Green Choice

Installing a solar hot water system in your home is possibly the biggest contribution you can make to preserving our environment. Climate change is real and global warming due to the greenhouse effect is undeniably the most serious problem our planet has ever faced. New Zealand may be small and isolated, but we are already experiencing the effects of global warming, and per capita our carbon emissions are among the highest in the world.

An average home produces approximately eight tonnes of carbon annually, and the only way to reduce this is to reduce our consumption of fossil fuels. For most Kiwis the single biggest energy consumption in the home is hot water, and the installation of a Metro Solar hot water system can reduce the carbon emissions from your home by over 60%, and save you money at the same time.

Many people think gas or electric hot water is the right choice, but gas like all fossil fuels is non renewable and produces carbon emissions. Electricity can be clean if it comes from hydro or wind but much of New Zealand's electricity comes from gas and coal, then distributed through a very inefficient national grid. Metro Solar systems operate at very high efficiencies and the hot water is generated at the point where it is required, in your home!

In addition to the environmental benefits of installing a solar hot water system there are also very significant long term financial benefits to be made. In New Zealand, households spend around $400 - $800 a year on water heating. The big concern for many is not the cost of heating their hot water today, but what it will be in five or ten years time. Energy prices are and will continue to increase at an alarming rate, which is a cost the homeowner has no control over.

The environment is not ours; it's our children's and the generations to come. Many decisions you make on a daily basis effect our planet, but installing a Metro Solar hot water system is likely to be one of the greenest decisions you will ever make in your lifetime.

Solar hot water powered by the kiwi sun every single day of the year.

• Solar is a renewable natural energy with no greenhouse gas emissions.
• Solar energy absorbed by a typical New Zealand house rooftop has about 50 times more energy than is required to heat an entire household's hot water supply.
• Solar water heating typically saves 50% to 75% of the annual water heating bill when installed correctly.
• Solar heating can be installed as a new system or integrated into your existing water heating system.
• Solar systems operate 365 days a year even on cloudy days. The more UV the higher the solar gain.