Lakeland Electric is offering a solar option for its residential customers who use average amounts of hot water and prefer not to purchase their own solar heaters. The Lakeland Solar Hot Water service provides the easiest way for Lakeland homeowners to adopt solar water heating for the least amount of cost. It enables residents to lock-in long-term hot water heating rates that will never rise while they live in their home. It is the fastest and most efficient way to move toward renewable energy and results in the greatest net benefit for the Lakeland community as a whole. In addition to a protected price plan, other benefits to the customer include the following:
- No up-front costs
- Additional storage (gallons) of hot water
- Zero maintenance costs
- Reliable hot water
- Purchase option
- Offsets carbon footprint
The only cost to the customer is a monthly energy purchase of $34.95 which is equal to the current cost of heating water with electricity or propane for most households.
Lakeland Electric will launch the program in early 2010. To learn more about this program, you can sign up by calling Lakeland Electric's solar hotline at 83GREEN (834-7336), or e-mail your questions. Online enrollment will be available in the very near future. Please check our website for details in the very near future. For more answers on our Solar Hot Water Heating Program go to Frequently Asked Questions.