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Meritage Homes Signs Agreement With EchoFirst
- Jan. 12, 2011
Homebuilder Meritage Homes has signed a national agreement to use the Echo solar system from EchoFirst Inc. as its exclusive solar product across all of its solar-powered communities. According to EchoFirst, the Echo solar system delivers more than twice as much energy as a basic solar PV system and enables Meritage to build homes that use 70% to 80% less energy than a standard code-built home.
"Echo sets the standard for superior value in solar energy production and as an integrated solar system," says C.R. Herro, vice president of environmental affairs at Meritage Homes. "Last year, in a challenging economic environment, Meritage decided to include Echo as a standard feature in 17 extreme energy-efficient communities, and it paid off: Many of these communities are selling homes over three times faster than our competition."
About EchoFirst, Inc.
EchoFirst Inc. designs, manufactures, and markets the Echo solar system. Echo supplements conventional solar electric PV panels with a unique solar thermal technology that captures the heat from the PV panels. Echo generates not only electricity, but also hot water for washing and bathing, and thermal energy for home heating and home cooling. EchoFirst headquarters are in the San Francisco Bay area, California. For more information, please visit www.echofirst.com.
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