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Table 2.3 Annual Shipments of Solar Thermal Collectors by Type, 1998 - 2007
(Thousand Square Feet)
Year Low-Temperature Medium-Temperature High-Temperature Other
Total Shipments1 Average per Manufacturer Total Shipments Average per Manufacturer Total Shipments2 Total Shipments2
1998 7,292 607 443 23 21 -
1999 8,152 627 427 21 4 -
2000 7,948 723 400 25 5 -
2001 10,919 1,092 268 16 2 -
2002 11,126 856 535 31 2 -
2003 10,877 906 560 33 7 -
2004 13,608 1,512 506 30 - -
2005 15,224 1,522 702 41 115 -
2006 15,546 1,413 1,346 38 3,852 -
2007 13,323 1,025 1,797 35 33 -
1Includes shipments of solar thermal collectors to the government, including some military, but excluding space applications.
2For high-temperature and other collectors, average annual shipments per manufacturer are not disclosed.
- = No data reported.
Source: Energy Information Administration, Form EIA-63A, "Annual Solar Thermal Collector Manufacturers Survey."