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973. Solar Collector Shipments, by Type, End-Use, and Market Sector
[In thousands of square feet, except number of manufacturers. Solarcollector is a device for intercepting sunlight, converting the light toheat, and carrying the heat to where it
will be either used or stored.1985 data are not available]
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Collector type
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End use
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Market sector
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Year
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Number
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Medium
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of manu-
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Total
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Low
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temperature
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High
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Pool
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Hot
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Space
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Resi-
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Com-
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Indus-
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facturers
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shipments 1
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temperature
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special/other
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temperature
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heating
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water
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heating
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dential
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mercial
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trial
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1974
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45
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1,274
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1,137
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137
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(NA)
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(NA)
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(NA)
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(NA)
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(NA)
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(NA)
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(NA)
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1975
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131
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3,743
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3,026
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717
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(NA)
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(NA)
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(NA)
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(NA)
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(NA)
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(NA)
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(NA)
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1976
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186
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5,801
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3,876
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1,925
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(NA)
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(NA)
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(NA)
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(NA)
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(NA)
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(NA)
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(NA)
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1977
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321
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10,312
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4,743
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5,569
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(NA)
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6,334
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1,713
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1,699
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7,978
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1,680
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105
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1978
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340
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10,860
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5,872
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4,988
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(NA)
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5,970
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2,513
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1,736
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8,095
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1,848
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263
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1979
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349
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14,251
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8,395
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5,857
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(NA)
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8,551
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2,958
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1,722
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11,387
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2,015
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314
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1980
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233
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19,398
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12,233
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7,165
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(NA)
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12,029
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4,790
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1,688
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16,077
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2,417
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488
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1981
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203
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20,133
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8,677
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11,456
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(NA)
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9,781
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7,204
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2,017
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15,773
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2,561
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1,518
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1982
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265
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18,621
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7,476
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11,145
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(NA)
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7,035
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7,444
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2,367
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13,729
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3,789
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560
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1983
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203
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16,828
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4,853
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11,975
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(NA)
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4,839
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9,323
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2,082
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11,780
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3,039
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1,665
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1984
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225
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17,191
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4,479
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11,939
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773
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4,427
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8,930
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2,370
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13,980
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2,091
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289
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1986 2
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98
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9,360
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3,751
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1,111
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4,498
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3,494
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1,181
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127
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4,131
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703
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13
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1987 2
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59
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7,269
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3,157
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957
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3,155
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3,111
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964
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23
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3,775
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305
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11
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1988 2
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51
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8,174
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3,326
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732
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4,116
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3,304
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726
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7
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3,796
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255
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7
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1989 2
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44
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11,482
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4,283
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1,989
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5,209
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4,688
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1,374
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205
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5,804
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424
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42
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1990
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51
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11,409
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3,645
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2,527
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5,237
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5,016
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1,091
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2
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5,835
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294
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22
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1991
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48
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6,574
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5,585
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989
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1
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5,535
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989
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24
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6,322
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225
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13
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1992
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45
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7,086
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6,187
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897
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2
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6,210
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801
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35
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6,832
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204
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27
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1993
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41
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6,968
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6,025
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931
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12
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6,040
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880
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15
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6,694
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215
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31
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1994
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41
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7,627
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6,823
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803
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2
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6,813
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790
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19
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7,026
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583
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16
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1995
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36
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7,666
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6,813
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840
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13
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6,763
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755
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132
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6,966
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604
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82
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1996
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28
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7,616
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6,821
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785
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10
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6,787
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765
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57
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6,873
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682
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54
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1997
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29
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8,138
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7,524
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606
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7
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7,528
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595
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10
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7,360
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768
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7
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1998
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28
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7,756
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7,292
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443
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(NA)
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7,201
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463
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67
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7,165
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517
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62
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NA Not available.
1 Includes other end uses and market sectors not shown separately.
2 Declines between 1984 and 1989 are primarily due to the expiration ofthe Federal energy tax credit and industry consolidation.
Source: U.S. Energy Information Administration, Solar Collector Manufacturing Activity, annual.Also in Renewable Energy Annual.
http://www.eia.doe.gov/fuelrenewable.htmlSolar Energy: The radiant energy of the sun, which can be converted into other forms of energy, such as heat or electricity.
Solar Thermal Collector: A device designed to receive solar radiation and convert it into thermal energy. Normally, asolar thermal collector includes a frame, glazing, and an absorber,
together with the appropriate insulation. The heatcollected by the solar thermal collector may be used immediately or stored for later use.
Solar Thermal Collector, Special: An evacuated tube collector or a concentrating (focusing) collector. Special collectorsoperate in the temperature (low concentration for pool heating)
to several hundred degrees Fahrenheit (high concentrationfor air conditioning and specialized industrial processes).
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These tables are based on figures supplied by the United States Census Bureau, U.S. Department of Commerce and are subject to revision by the Census Bureau.
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