Government Products and Solutions
Whether you are a local, county, state, or federal government agency, ACE Solar Power can design custom solutions to meet your agency's needs. Often government agencies require solutions that fit both industrial and residential applications. Our expert staff will identify the solutions you need to meet your legislative requirements. Another benefit of choosing ACE is our knowledge of government accounting practices and the grant writing requirements often encountered when collaborating with government agencies. Whether your agency is a military base, national park, or town hall, we can provide a coordinated and comprehensive plan that will meet all of your fiscal, legislative, and budgetary goals.

U.S. Federal Government - Green Power Purchasing Goal
Incentive Type: Green Power Purchasing/Aggregation
Eligible Renewable/Other Technologies: Solar Thermal Electric, Photovoltaic's, Landfill Gas, Wind, Biomass, Hydroelectric, Geothermal Electric, Municipal Solid Waste, Tidal Energy, Wave Energy, Ocean Thermal
Applicable Sectors: Fed. Government
Percentage of Renewable's:
•  3% in FY 2007-2009
•  5% in FY 2010-2012
•  7.5% in FY 2013 thereafter

Source: At least half of the required renewable energy must come from new renewable sources
Appropriation: Commercialization Program - $50,000,000 for each FY 2006 - 2010
Evaluation Program - $10,000,000 for each FY 2006 - 2010
Web site: http://www1.eere.energy.gov/femp/about/eo_fedmgmt.html
Authority 1: Executive Order 13123
Date Enacted: 6/3/1999
Effective Date: 6/2000
Authority 2: EPACT 2005, § 203 et seq.
Date Enacted: 8/8/2005
Authority 3: Executive Order 13423
Date Enacted: 1/24/2007
Effective Date: 1/24/2007

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American Community Energy provides a complete suite of solar hot water solutions to the military, federal and state agencies, and local governments. The cost of heating water is among the most expensive and energy consumptive processes. Solar hot water can reduce your energy usage needs and save your agencies and tax payers millions of dollars. Whether you are a military installation in Iraq or a townhall looking to cut costs, solar hot water is the right solution for your needs. Download Solar Hot Water Information

There are an estimated one million residential and 200,000 commercial solar water-heating systems in the United States. Regardless of the type of solar hot water system, the technologies are based on the same principles. Sunlight strikes and heats an "absorber" surface within a "solar collector" or an actual storage tank.Some us a heat-exchange fluid or the potable water to be used which flows through tubes attached to the absorber and is heated. The hot water is stored in a preheat tank or a conventional water heater tank until needed. Sometimes additional heat is needed and is often provided by a conventional water-heating system. By reducing the amount of heat that is required by conventional water-heating, solar water-heating systems directly substitute renewable energy for conventional energy, reducing the use of electricity or fossil fuels by as much as 80%.

Today's solar water-heating systems are well proven and reliable. There are very few qualified ]manufacturers and installers that provide reliable equipment and quality system design. It is best to seek companies that are strictly solar power installers. General contractors, plumbers, and electricians lack the knowledge, skills, and strategies necessary to install solar hot water correctly, safely, and in a manner which maximizes your ability to create hot water.

Three types of solar collectors:

Flat-plate collector Glazed flat-plate collectors are insulated, weatherproofed boxes that contain a dark absorber plate under one or more glass or plastic (polymer) covers. Unglazed flat-plate collectors—typically used for solar pool heating—have a dark absorber plate, made of metal or polymer, without a cover or enclosure.

Integral collector-storage systems
Also known as ICS or batch systems, they feature one or more black tanks or tubes in an insulated, glazed box. Cold water first passes through the solar collector, which preheats the water. The water then continues on to the conventional backup water heater, providing a reliable source of hot water. They should be installed only in mild-freeze climates because the outdoor pipes could freeze in severe, cold weather.

Evacuated-tube solar collectors
They feature parallel rows of transparent glass tubes. Each tube contains a glass outer tube and metal absorber tube attached to a fin. The fin's coating absorbs solar energy but inhibits radiative heat loss. These collectors are used more frequently for U.S. commercial applications.