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Small-Business Profile 
According to the Southern Nevada Water Authority, there are more than 70,000 residential swimming pools in Clark County.

Cool way to beat the heat
News-Review, OR - Jul 24, 2006… Holm estimated it was 81 because of the bright sun. The pool’s heater was turned off. Holm said two keys for the swimmers to stay …

Act offers incentive for using solar power
MSNBC - Jul 10, 2006… program offers rebates to residents who install a solar thermal system to heat water, solar photovoltaic system to generate power or a solar pool heater. …

Use these tips to lower cost of operating pool
Arizona Daily Star, AZ - Jul 9, 2006… pool. ? If you use a pool heater, try setting it for 78 degrees the level recommended for swimming by the Red Cross. Every …

Living life on river time
The Missoulian, MT - Jun 24, 2006… at the O’Haire Motor Inn’s Sip N Dip Tiki Lounge - a place we featured two months ago while on a trip down US Highway 89 - until the pool heater quit working …

Cool way to beat the heat
News-Review, OR - 10 hours ago… Holm estimated it was 81 because of the bright sun. The pool’s heater was turned off. Holm said two keys for the swimmers to stay …

Use these tips to lower cost of operating pool
Arizona Daily Star, AZ - Jul 9, 2006… pool. ? If you use a pool heater, try setting it for 78 degrees the level recommended for swimming by the Red Cross. Every …

It pays for Floridians to switch to solar power 
EDGEWATER — Keith Urbanski already has a solar pool heater at his South Daytona home. He said the next step is a solar water heater and someday he hopes to put in a solar-powered electric system.

Tax cut rewards energy savers 
Retailers and consumers like a new state law that offers a tax break in buying energy-efficient items.

Act offers incentive for using solar power 
With more than 220 sunny days a year, there’s a reason Florida is called the Sunshine State.

If you want an energy rebate, act now or wait in line 
If you’ve been thinking of cashing in on the new federal tax credits for making your home more energy efficient, you might want to get right on it. If you’re willing to give solar energy a whirl, you have a chance to double dip, collecting a federal tax credit and a state rebate.

HARNESSING THE SUN
Bradenton Herald,  United States - Jul 16, 2006… A full solar home makeover includes the installation of a solar water heater, solar panels to conduct electricity and a solar pool heater. …

Act offers incentive for using solar power
MSNBC - Jul 10, 2006… program offers rebates to residents who install a solar thermal system to heat water, solar photovoltaic system to generate power or a solar pool heater. …

Thermodynetics Reports Annual Results 
WINDSOR, Conn.—-June 28, 2006–Thermodynetics :

Survey Shows Nearly 50 Percent of Residents in ‘Hurricane States
Forbes - High-wattage “comfort” appliances that require dedicated circuits, such as central air conditioners, pool heaters, and dryers, require a surge of electricity when they first start up, so that may influence the size of the generator homeowners need or

Warming trend: Solar heaters warm water, even as outside temperatures
Southern Illinoisan - Several hundred thousand solar systems have been installed in Florida alone since 1979, and about 15,000 new solar pool heaters are being installed every year in the state. These new systems are saving the state’s pool owners hundreds of thousands of

Act offers incentive for using solar power
MSNBC - Solar pool heaters have a $100 maximum rebate for both residential and commercial buildings. Those are in addition to the federal income tax credit - up to 30 percent of the system’s cost, with a $2,000 maximum. That covers the first $6,000 you spend

It pays for Floridians to switch to solar power
Daytona Beach News-Journal - The 2006 Florida Energy Act provides a $500 payback for purchasers of solar water heating units; $100 for solar pool heaters, and up to $20,000 — $4 per watt generated — for residential solar electric systems. The state is not alone with incentives

Thermodynetics Reports Annual Results; Turbotec Products Plc …
Business Wire (press release), CA - Jun 28, 2006… and in Europe. TRBO’s business is expanding in the areas of swimming pool heat pumps, ice machines and boiler tubing. They have …

Warming trend: Solar heaters warm water, even as outside temperatures
Southern Illinoisan - A heater can extend the swimming season for several months and let you enjoy your pool longer. As the cost of fossil fuels increases, solar energy is the most economical option for heating. In most places, you can buy a solar pool heater for between

Act offers incentive for using solar power
MSNBC - The new incentive program offers rebates to residents who install a solar thermal system to heat water, solar photovoltaic system to generate power or a solar pool heater. Solar thermal systems, used as alternative water heaters, have a maximum

HARNESSING THE SUN
Bradenton Herald - A full solar home makeover includes the installation of a solar water heater, solar panels to conduct electricity and a solar pool heater. Solar power is not cheap. An average system, one that could power a house, costs about $16,000. Under the act

Thermodynetics Reports Annual Results; Turbotec Products Plc
Forbes - TRBO’s business is expanding in the areas of swimming pool heat pumps, ice machines and boiler tubing. They have bolstered their staff with new senior managers in Sales and Marketing and Product Engineering. Additions to staffing are continuing with