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Project Summary: Testa Produce, Chicago, IL

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Project Name Testa Produce
Owner/Operator Testa Produce
City/County Chicago
State Illinois
Utility Name Peoples Gas
Date Operational December 2010
Application Water heating
Building Type Multi-use
Building or Application Size 150,000 ft2
Collector Type Evacuated tube
Collector Area 323 ft2
Collector Manufacturer Ritter Gruppe
Storage System Type Water
Storage Size 360 gallons
Auxiliary Fuel Natural gas
System Installation Contractor 101Celsius
Contractor Contact David Funcheon
Brief Project Description

Evacuated tube collector system using distilled water to produce more than 85% of the building's hot water usage.
For More Information 101 Celsius Web site
Project Contact David Funcheon