Form EIA-63A Annual Solar Thermal Collector/Reflector Shipments Repor

U.S. Department of Energy U.S. Energy Information Administration Form EIA-63A (2010)

ANNUAL SOLAR THERMAL COLLECTOR/REFLECTOR SHIPMENTS REPORT For Reporting Year ( )

Form Approved OMB No. 1905-0196 Approval Expires: 11/30/20XX Burden: 5 hours

This report is mandatory under the Federal Energy Administration Act of 1974 (Public Law 93-275). Failure to comply may result in criminal fines, civil penalties and other sanctions as provided by law. For further information concerning sanctions and data protections see the provisions on sanctions and the provisions concerning the confidentiality of information in the instructions. Title 18 U.S.C. 1001 makes it a criminal offense for any person knowingly and willingly to make to any Agency or Department of the United States any false, fictitious, or fraudulent statements as to any matter within its jurisdiction.

SCHEDULE 1: IDENTIFICATION

Part A: Reporting Entity Information
1.A.1	Reporting Entity Id
1.A.2	Reporting Entity Name
1.A.3	Reporting Entity URL
1.A.4	Reporting Entity Street Address
1.A.5	Reporting Entity Suite Address
1.A.6	Reporting Entity City
1.A.7	Reporting Entity State
1.A.8	Reporting Entity Zip Code
1.A.9	Reporting Entity Official Contact Name
1.A.10	Reporting Entity Official Title
1.A.11	Reporting Entity Official Phone
1.A.12	Reporting Entity Official Fax
1.A.13	Reporting Entity Official E-Mail
Part B: Form Preparer Information			Part C: Entity Supervisor Information
1.B.1	Form Preparer Id		1.C.1	Entity Supervisor Id
1.B.2	Form Preparer Name		1.C.2	Entity Supervisor Name
1.B.3	Form Preparer Title		1.C.3	Entity Supervisor Title
1.B.4	Form Preparer Company URL		1.C.4	Entity Supervisor Company URL
1.B.5	Form Preparer Street Address		1.C.5	Entity Supervisor Street Address
1.B.6	Form Preparer Suite Address		1.C.6	Entity Supervisor Suite Address
1.B.7	Form Preparer City		1.C.7	Entity Supervisor City
1.B.8	Form Preparer State		1.C.8	Entity Supervisor State
1.B.9	Form Preparer Zip Code		1.C.9	Entity Supervisor Zip Code
1.B.10	Form Preparer Phone		1.C.10	Entity Supervisor Phone
1.B.11	Form Preparer Fax		1.C.11	Entity Supervisor Fax
1.B.12	Form Preparer E-Mail		1.C.12	Entity Supervisor E-Mail

SCHEDULE 1: IDENTIFICATION (continue)

Part D: Parent Company Information			Part E: Parent Contact Information
1.D.1	Parent Company Id		1.E.1	Parent Contact Id
1.D.2	Parent Company Name		1.E.2	Parent Contact Name
1.D.3	Parent Company Official Contact Name		1.E.3	Parent Contact Title
1.D.4	Parent Company URL		1.E.4	Parent Contact URL
1.D.5	Parent Company Street Address		1.E.5	Parent Contact Street Address
1.D.6	Parent Company Suite Address		1.E.6	Parent Contact Suite Address
1.D.7	Parent Company City		1.E.7	Parent Contact City
1.D.8	Parent Company State		1.E.8	Parent Contact State
1.D.9	Parent Company Zip Code		1.E.9	Parent Contact Zip Code
1.D.10	Country (if outside U.S.)		1.E.10	Country (if outside U.S.)
1.D.11	Parent Company International Phone Number		1.E.11	Parent Contact International Phone Number
1.D.12	Parent Company Official Contact Phone		1.E.12	Parent Contact Phone
1.D.13	Parent Company Official Contact Fax		1.E.13	Parent Contact Fax
1.D.14	Parent Company Official Contact E-Mail		1.E.14	Parent Contact E-Mail

SCHEDULE 2: COMPANY STATUS (Respondent Business Type)

Please mark the appropriate box or boxes to indicate business activities. For glossary and instructions, please refer to the instructions for this form.

2.1 Manufacturer: □

2.1.1 If your company also manufactures Original Equipment Manufacturer (OEM) brands for brand name manufacturer (private label owner), please provide brand name owner contact information below.

Company Name	Brand Name	Contact Name	Address	Phone	E-Mail

2.2 Brand Name Manufacturer (Private Label Owner): □

2.2.1 If your company outsources the manufacturing process to an Original Equipment Manufacturer (OEM) that manufactures the brands for you as a private label owner, please provide the contact information of the contracting manufacturer below.

Contracting Manufacturer Name	Contact Name	Address	Phone	E-Mail

2.3 Subsidiary or Business Unit of Overseas Manufacturer: □

2.4 U.S. Registered Publicly Traded Overseas Manufacturer: □

2.5 Importer: □

2.6 Exporter: □

SCHEDULE 3: INDUSTRY STATUS

Part A: Mark the appropriate box or boxes to indicate all the solar-related activities in which your company was engaged during the reporting year. Mark only those that apply to your solar-related activities.

1. □ Collector manufacturing

2. □ Collector or system design

3. □ Prototype collector development

4. □ Prototype system development

5. □ Wholesale distribution

6. □ Retail distribution

7. □ Installation

8. □ Other (describe)

Part B: If you are planning to introduce a new solar-related product in the next calendar year, please check the appropriate box.

1. □ Low-Temperature Collector

2. □ Medium-Temperature Collector

3. □ High-Temperature Collector

4. □ Other (describe)

P art C: Please enter the number of full-time equivalent employees in your company engaged in solar-related activities during the reporting year.

Part D: What percentage of your company’s current reporting year total sales revenue is comprised of solar-related activities?

(a) □ 90 – 100%

(b) □ 50 – 89%

(c) □ 10 – 49%

(d) □ Less than 10%

SCHEDULE 4: SOLAR THERMAL COLLECTOR/REFLECTOR SHIPMENTS STATUS

Contracting manufacturer, please DO NOT report shipments for brand name manufacturer (private label owner). Reporting shipments for brand name manufacturer (private label owner) will cause duplicate reporting.

Part A: Collector/Reflector Data

Solar Thermal Collectors/Reflectors

Low Temperature

Medium Temperature

High Temperature

Total

(Liquid and Air)

Air

Liquid

Metallic and Nonmetallic

All Medium Temperature

Integral Collector Storage/ Thermosiphon

Flat Plate (pumped)

Concentrator

Evacuated Tube

Parabolic Dish/Trough CLFR/Heliostat

Sum

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(a) Product Available

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(1) Collectors/Reflectors in inventory carried forward from last year

(2) Collectors/Reflectors manufactured during reporting year

(3) Collectors/Reflectors imported during reporting year

(4) Collectors/Reflectors purchased from U.S. OEM*

(5) Cumulative total available for shipment

(b) Shipments

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(1) U.S. Shipments, excluding sales for resale

(2) Sales to U.S. OEM* for Resale

(3) Export Shipments (sales overseas)

(4) Total Shipments

(c) Revenue

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(1) Value of Total Shipments (revenue from b.4 in whole dollars)

(2) Average Value of Collectors/Reflectors (dollar per square foot)

(3) Average Value of Complete Systems (dollar per system)

(d) Inventory

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(1) Inventory at year end (will be brought forward to next year)

(e) Efficiency

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(1) Average Thermal Performance Rating (Btu/ft2/day)

* Original Equipment Manufacturer (OEM)

SCHEDULE 5: ORIGIN OF SOLAR THERMAL COLLECTORS/REFLECTORS

Part A: Collectors/Reflectors imported during reporting year, by country

Solar Thermal Collectors/Reflectors		Low Temperature	Medium Temperature					High Temperature	Total (j)
		(Liquid and Air)	Air	Liquid
		Metallic and Nonmetallic (c)	All Medium Temperature (d)	Integral Collector Storage/ Thermosiphon (e)	Flat Plate (pumped) (f)	Concentrator (g)	Evacuated Tube (h)	Parabolic Dish/Trough CLFR/Heliostat (i)
Country Name (a)	Manufacturer Name (b)	Square Feet	Square Feet	Square Feet	Square Feet	Square Feet	Square Feet	Square Feet	Sum of Columns c through i
TOTAL

Part B: Collectors manufactured in U.S. during reporting year, by state

Solar Thermal Collectors/Reflectors		Low Temperature	Medium Temperature					High Temperature	Total (j)
		(Liquid and Air)	Air	Liquid
		Metallic and Nonmetallic (c)	All Medium Temperature (d)	Integral Collector Storage/ Thermosiphon (e)	Flat Plate (pumped) (f)	Concentrator (g)	Evacuated Tube (h)	Parabolic Dish/Trough CLFR/Heliostat (i)
State/Territory Name (a)	Manufacturer Name (b)	Square Feet	Square Feet	Square Feet	Square Feet	Square Feet	Square Feet	Square Feet	Sum of Columns c through i
TOTAL

SCHEDULE 6: DESTINATION OF SOLAR THERMAL COLLECTORS/REFLECTORS

Part A: Export Shipments (Sales Overseas)

Solar Thermal Collectors/Reflectors

Low Temperature

Medium Temperature

High Temperature

Total (j)

(Liquid and Air)

Air

Liquid

Metallic and Nonmetallic (c)

All Medium Temperature (d)

Integral Collector Storage/ Thermosiphon (e)

Flat Plate (pumped) (f)

Concentrator (g)

Evacuated Tube (h)

Parabolic Dish/Trough CLFR/Heliostat (i)

Sum

Sum

Country Name (a)

(b)

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TOTAL

Part B: U.S. Shipments (sales within U.S. excluding sales for resale) by State, Sector, and End Use

Note: Please complete 6.B. for each and every state collectors are shipped to within the United States. You may want to make copies of the blank 6.B. page before beginning this section.

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tate: Please indicate the final destination of the shipments by entering the two letter U.S. Postal Service abbreviation of the Destination State. Complete a separate Schedule 6, Part B for each State/Territory, and Total (U.S. Shipments).

Solar Thermal Collectors/Reflectors U.S. Shipments (sales within U.S. excluding sales for resale) by State, Sector, and End Use

Low Temperature

Medium Temperature

High Temperature

Total (j)

(Liquid and Air)

Air

Liquid

Metallic and Nonmetallic (c)

All Medium Temperature (d)

Integral Collector Storage/ Thermosiphon (e)

Flat Plate (pumped) (f)

Concentrator (g)

Evacuated Tube (h)

Parabolic Dish/Trough CLFR/Heliostat (i)

Sum

Sum

(a) Sector

(b) End Use

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(1) Residential

(1) Hot Water Only

(2) Pool Heating Only

(3) Space Heating/Cooling Only

(4) Process Heating/Cooling Only

(5) Multiple Uses (1 – 4 above)

(6) Electricity Generation

(7) Total (1)

(2) Commercial

(1) Hot Water Only

(2) Pool Heating Only

(3) Space Heating/Cooling Only

(4) Process Heating/Cooling Only

(5) Multiple Uses (1 – 4 above)

(6) Electricity Generation

(7) Total (2)

(3) Industrial

(1) Hot Water Only

(2) Pool Heating Only

(3) Space Heating/Cooling Only

(4) Process Heating/Cooling Only

(5) Multiple Uses (1 – 4 above)

(6) Electricity Generation

(7) Total (3)

(4) Electric Power

(1) Hot Water Only

(2) Pool Heating Only

(3) Space Heating/Cooling Only

(4) Process Heating/Cooling Only

(5) Multiple Uses (1 – 4 above)

(6) Electricity Generation

(7) Total (4)

Total (Sum of Totals 1 – 4)

SCHEDULE 7: COMMENTS

E nter comments regarding this report.

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