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Domestic Shipments of Solar Thermal Collectors by Market Sector, End Use, and Type                                          
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Table 2.13 Domestic Shipments of Solar Thermal Collectors by Market Sector, End Use, and Type, 2006 and 2007
(Thousand Square Feet)
Type Low-Temperature Medium-Temperature High-Temperature Other 2007 Total 2006 Total
Liquid/Air Air Liquid Parabolic Dish/Trough
Metallic and Nonmetallic ICS/Thermosiphon Flat-Plate (Pumped) Evacuated Tube Concentrator
Market Sector
 Residential 11,352 13 217 1,052 166 - - - 12,799 -
 Commercial 633 2 9 207 76 5 s - 931 -
 Industrial - - - 18 - - 27 - 46 -
 Electric Power 1 - - - - - - - 1 -
 Transportation - - - - - - - - - -
U.S. Total 11,986 15 225 1,277 243 5 27 - 13,777 -
End Use
 Pool Heating 11,917 - - 158 - - - - 12,076 -
 Hot Water 4 - 225 951 213 - s - 1,393 -
 Space Heating 63 15 - 99 12 - - - 189 -
 Space Cooling - - - - 13 - - - 13 -
 Combined Space and Water Heating - - - 68 5 - - - 73 -
 Process Heating - - - - - - 27 - 27 -
 Electricity Generation 1 - - - - 5 - - 6 -
U.S. Total 11,986 15 225 1,277 243 5 27 - 13,777 -
s = Value is less than 0.5 of the table metric, but value is included in any associated total.
- = No data reported.
Note: Totals may not equal sum of components due to independent rounding.
Source: Energy Information Administration, Form EIA-63A, "Annual Solar Thermal Collector Manufacturers Survey."