Phoenix, Ariz.-based Easy Energy has completed the construction of solar water heating system for the Orange Tree Golf Resort, Scottsdale, Ariz.
The solar water heating system is designed to offset the natural gas usage in the nine large boilers throughout the resort. It is estimated that the new system will save 465 tons of CO2 annually, which equates to planting 34,500 trees each year. The new system provides all 160 Orange Tree Golf Resort guest rooms and on-site laundry facilities with water heated by the Arizona sun.
Easy Energy installed over 200 flat panel solar collectors on the resort’s rooftops and added large storage tanks in the boiler room to optimize the efficiency of the system. The entire project installation took approximately six weeks from start to finish.
The installation of solar is one of several initiatives the Orange Tree Golf Resort has undertaken to become more sustainable. Bruce Hamm, General Manager of the Orange Tree Golf Resort, says the benefits are two fold. “The solar water heating system has decreased our overall energy costs, and guests appreciate our efforts to be more environmentally conscious.”
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