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Shipments of Solar Thermal Collectors by Market Sector, End Use, and Type                                         
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Table 2.10  Shipments of Solar Thermal Collectors by Market Sector, End Use, and Type, 2005 and 2006
(Thousand Square Feet)
Type Low-Temperature Medium Temperature High Temperature
Liquid/Air Air Liquid
Metallic and Nonmetallic ICS/Thermo-siphon Flat-Plate (Pumped) Evacuated Tube Concentrator Parabolic Dish/Trough 2006 Total 2005 Total
Market Sector
   Residential 13,906 5 225 944 42 0 0 15,123 14,681
   Commercial 1,500 * 10 92 14 4 7 1,626 1,160
   Industrial 40 0 2 0 0 0 0 42 31
   Utility 0 0 0 0 0 0 3,845 3,845 114
   Othera 100 0 1 7 0 0 0 107 56
Total 15,546 6 238 1,043 55 4 3,852 20,744 16,041
End use
   Pool Heating 15,225 0 0 135 2 0 0 15,362 15,041
   Hot Water 10 0 238 854 34 0 0 1,136 640
   Space Heating 290 5 0 30 3 2 0 330 228
   Space Cooling 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 3 2
   Combined Space and Water Heating 21 1 0 24 14 0 7 66 16
   Process Heating 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
   Electricty Generation 0 0 0 0 0 2 3,845 3,847 114
   Otherb 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Total 15,546 6 238 1,043 55 4 3,852 20,744 16,041
aOther market sector includes shipments of solar thermal collectors to sectors such as government, including the military but excluding space applications.
bOther end use includes shipments of solar thermal collectors for other uses such as cooking, water pumping, water purification, desalinization, distillation, etc.
*=Less than 500 square feet.
ICS= Integral Collector Storage.
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."