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Renewable Heating And Cooling

Solar Heating and Cooling State Policy Paper

This paper reviews policies and implementation programs that support commercial and industrial applications of solar heating and cooling, also referred to as solar thermal technologies.

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Solar Heating and Cooling: Best Practices in State Policies to Support Commercial and Industrial Market Development (PDF)(28 pp, 804 K, 12/2012)