The Hybrid Swimming Pool Heating Act, if passed, would require swimming pool owners wishing to heat their pools to do so - at least in part - with the help of solar. This market-driven legislation, currently circulating in at least 9 states, has been introduced as bills in New Jersey and California and would require pools heated with fossil fuel to include solar equivalent to 25% of the pool's surface area.

AQUA Magazine, in their May issue, covered the latest developments regarding the proposed legislation, including an interview with Senator Robert W. Singer, responsible for introducing the act in New Jersey. A copy of the New Jersey version can be downloaded as a PDF by clicking the link below.

Resources

• NJ Hybrid Swimming Pool Heating Act (PDF)
• Click here for the full AQUA Magazine article, "Sunshine Policy" (PDF)
  

Added: 6/12/2008, 12:00pm