Estero resident hailed as ‘Champion of Change’ honored at White House

Jones, 54, is among several innovators across the country being honored in Washington this year. What caused Jones to receive national attention is his work with solar thermal energy. Since 2009, he has been installing energy conserving solar panels in homes across Lakeland. Jones’ Lakeland Solar Hot Water Service gives users efficient solar-heated water in their home. To have the solar panels and an 80-gallon hot water system installed in a home is free, and the service costs about $35 a month.

 

“And that’s a fixed charge that never goes up,” he said. “The rate is more like a satellite dish than anything else. You’re not buying anything so there’s no financial or consumer risk.” The panels work in a very efficient but simple way to heat the water in a home. The water stored in the 80-gallon tank is flowed to solar panels on a home’s roof, where it heated up to a perfect 120 degrees and piped back into the house.

For more information about Jones’ Solar Hot Water Service visit http://www.solarlakeland.com/.
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