Mark your calendar to attend the ASES National Solar Tour --
The largest grassroots solar event in history
Click on a state below to find information about the tour near you.
This event is coordinated nationally by the American Solar Energy Society >
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All Tours presented by the Maine Solar Energy Association, are free of charge and held on October 4th
Contact: Richard Komp (207) 497-2204
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web site: www.mainesolar.org
or: Northeast Sustainable Energy Association (NESEA): (413) 774-6051, www.nesea.org
Tour I Downeast, Washington County
Contact: Richard Komp
e-mail:
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17 Rockwell Rd SE, Jonesport, ME 04649
(207) 497-2204 (207) 356-0225 cell
Tour hours: 9am-5pm
web site: www.mainesolar.org
Tour II Blue Hill Peninsula, Mid Coast Area
Contact: Frank John
e-mail:
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185 Flye Point Rd., Brooklin ME 04616
(207) 359-8968
Tour Hours 9am- 5pm
web site: www.mainesolar.org
Tour III Bangor – Orono Area
Contact: Claudia Lowd
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42 Mill St., Orono ME 04473
(207) 944-8309
Tour Hours 9am- 5pm
web site: www.mainesolar.org
Tour IV Central Maine
Contact: Sasha Kutsy
e-mail:
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722 Old County Rd., Washington ME 04574
(207) 845-2108
Tour Hours 9am- 5pm
web site: www.mainesolar.org
Tour V Kennebec Area
Contact: Curry Caputo
e-mail:
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317 S. Hunts Meadow Rd., Whitefield ME 04353
(207) 446-7924
Tour Hours 9am-5pm
web site: www.mainesolar.org
Tour VI Southcoast Area
Contact: Jennifer Hatch- ReVision Energy LLC
e-mail:
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109 Fox St., Portland ME 04101
(207) 221-6342
Tour Hours 10am- 4pm
www.revisionenergy.com
web site: www.mainesolar.org
Tour of Solar Homes - Greater DC area
Date: Oct 4 & 5, 2008 11 - 5 PM
Tour City or Community: All over Maryland, from DC suburbs to Annapolis to Baltimore to Frederick, MD
County: Montgomery, Prince George's, Anne Arundel, Baltimore and more
Tour Presented by: Potomac Region Solar Energy Association and others
Tour Description: 50+ homes/commercial buildings will be on open house.
Tour Fee: Tickets are free on our web site or for sale, pre-printed at local REI stores. Free if downloaded from web or $5 if printed by us
Instructions for taking this tour: Get a Tour brochure from the web or our REI store outlets and follow instructions.
For More Information Contact: Charlie Garlow 202-564-1088
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www.solartour.org
Southern MD Solar Tour
Date: October 4 10 am to 4 pm
Tour City or Community: Hollywood, Mechanicsville, Leonardtown, and Saint Leonard
Tour Presented by: Solar Tech Inc.
Tour Description: Self guided tour through So. MD. Visit homes and business that have made a step to renewable technologies. The type of systems installed at these homes are solar electric and solar hot water systems.
Tour Fee: Free
Instructions for taking this tour: Please contact Solar Tech Inc for tour guide directions. In the near future we will have directions for the tour posted on our website www.solartechinc.net
For More information Contact: Richard Schmidt 301-373-5370
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www.solartechinc.net
Date: October 4th, 2008 from 10am to 4pm
Tour City or Community: Statewide
Tour Presented by: Northeast Sustainable Energy Association
Tour fee: Free
Instructions for taking this tour: See www.nesea.org/buildings/openhouse/ for details and a link to a map of sites in the Northeast.
For More Information Contact: Mary Biddle
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www.nesea.org
Holliston Solar Tour
Date: October 4th, 9AM to Noon
Tour City or Community: Holliston, Massachusetts
Tour Presented by: WinSupply Renewable Energy solar and wind turbine WinSupply Renewable Energy Products
Tour Description: View working solar and small wind installations plus displays on solar thermal
Tour Fee: Free
For More Information Contact: Kevin Price 508-309-4437
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www.winsupplyre.com
Townsend, Mass. Coppersmith Way Neighborhood Development Tour
Date: Saturday October 4
Tour City or Community: Taking place in Townsend, Massachusetts at the Coppersmith Way Neighborhood Development
Tour County: Middlesex
Tour Presented by: Transformations, Inc.
Tour Description: Tour will include exterior views of affordable as well as market rate homes, each with solar installations, one geothermal installation, exterior (and possibly interior) of a Zero Energy Home with PV & SunDrum solar water heater installation.
Tour Fee: Free
Instructions for Taking This Tour: Meet at 8 Coppersmith Way. Tours at 10 a.m., 12 noon, and 2 p.m. MapQuest 91 Highland Street, Townsend, MA 01469. The Coppersmith Way road is next to this address.
For More Information Contact: Carter Scott, 1-978-597-0542,
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, www.Transformations-Inc.us.
Michiana Area National Solar Tour
Date: October 4, 2008
Tour City or Community: Northern Indiana and Southern Michigan
Tour Presented by: Home and Mobile Energy
Tour Description: This road tour will take you on a scenic route through several Northern Indiana and Southern Michigan Counties. Allow plenty of time if you would like to tour all the locations. Or if your time is limited, you may tour the locations of your choice.
Tour Fee: FREE
Instructions for Taking this Tour: Tour may be started at any of the participating locations. Each participating location will have maps showing road directions to each of the other locations.
For More Information Contact: Melody Thomas, (574) 825-4800 x. 202,
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www.homeandmobileenergy.com
Greater Ann Arbor Area
Date: October 4th 10:00 a.m.- 4:00 p.m
Tour City or Community: Ann Arbor, Whitmore Lake, Ypsilanti, Canton, Dexter
Tour Presented by: Great Lakes Renewable Energy Association
Tour Description: This tour includes a number of homes, being supplied energy by solar panels or wind turbines. In addition the A3 Architects will be open and the Ypsilanti Food CO-OP, Mechanical Energy Systems, Ann Arbor Farmers Market, En-House Resource Center, and Michcon Nature House at Leslie Science and Nature Center.
Tour Fee: Free
Instructions for taking this tour: This tour is self guided.
For More Information Contact: Samantha Keeney 1-800-434-9788
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www.glrea.org
Greater Detroit Area
Date: October 4th 10:00 a.m.- 4:00 p.m.
Tour City or Community: Wyandotte, Warren, Oxford, Detroit, Canton
Tour Presented by: Great Lakes Renewable Energy Association
Tour Description: This tour traverses the greater Detroit area and covers everything from a church to an ecological center
Tour Fee: Free
Instructions for taking this tour: Self Guided tour
For More Information Contact: Samantha Keeney 1-800-434-9788
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www.glrea.org
Greater Lansing Area
Date: October 4th 10:00 a.m.- 4:00 p.m.
Tour City or Community: Ingham, Eaton, Clinton
Tour Presented by: Great Lakes Renewable Energy Association
Tour Description: This tour takes place in and around the Lansing area, with sites that include MSU Pavillion, GLREA and individual homes.
Tour Fee: Free
Instructions for taking this tour: This tour is self guided with the sites being open from 10a.m. until 4p.m
For More Information Contact: Samantha Keeney 1-800-434-9788
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www.glrea.org
Greater Traverse City Area
Date: October 4th 10:00 a.m.- 4:00 p.m.
Tour City or Community: Cedar
Tour Presented by: Great Lakes Renewable Energy Association
Tour Description: Tour features an Energy Star Certified Home and an older home that is being upgraded to the newest forms of renewable energy technology.
Tour Fee: Free
Instructions for taking this tour: Self Guided tour
For More Information Contact: Samantha Keeney 1-800-434-9788
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www.glrea.org
Northwest Michigan Area
Date: October 4th 10:00 a.m.- 4:00 p.m.
Tour City or Community: Bear Lake, Copemish, Manistee
Tour Presented by: Great Lakes Renewable Energy Association
Tour Description: The homes on this tour include, passive solar, straw bale construction, solar hot water heaters, and wind turbines. Truly covering everything that a sustainable homes and business tour should.
Tour Fee: Free
Instructions for taking this tour: This tour is self guided
For More Information Contact: Samantha Keeney 1-800-434-9788
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www.glrea.org
Date: October 4th 10:00 a.m.- 4:00 p.m.
Tour City or Community: Kalamazoo, Lawrence, Hastings
Tour Presented by: Great Lakes Renewable Energy Association
Tour Description: This tour features the WMU wind turbine, the Piece Cedar Creak facility which offers an overview of a variety of different systems, as well as a number of home systems.
Tour Fee: Free
Instructions for taking this tour: This tour is self guided
For More Information Contact: Samantha Keeney 1-800-434-9788
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www.glrea.org
Brainerd- Environmentally Responsible Tour
Date: 10/11/08 From 9 am to 5 pm
Tour City or Community: Brainerd
Tour Presented by: WERC (Winkelman's Environmentally Responsible Construction)
Tour Description: Show environmentally responsible construction ideas and energy efficiency tips.
Tour Fee: Free
For More information Contact: Ruth Eller 218-764-2321
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www.ecowerc.com
MN State Solar Tour-Connect to the Sun
Date: 10-4-08 Time:10AM-5PM
Tour City or Community: Minneapolis, St. Paul, and greater Minnesota
Tour Presented by: Minnesota Renewable Energy Society (MRES)
Tour Description: Sponsored by the Minnesota Renewable Energy Society (MRES), the self-guided, public Minnesota Solar Tour features 60+ exemplary homes, businesses, and institutions that have incorporated renewable energy into the design and operation of their buildings. From geothermal heat pumps using the earth as a huge thermal buffer to wind turbines elegantly spinning in the breeze and the many incarnations of solar energy between earth and sky, this event offers local residents an opportunity to find out how their neighbors are trimming their energy bills, increasing their energy independence, and taking steps to address global warming. This is an excellent opportunity for those interested in solar and other renewable energies to view installations and talk with building owners, builders, architects, and planners about their experiences.
We invite you to join us on the next Minnesota Solar Tour! See renewable energy technology in action, and meet people who have learned from experience.
Tour Fee: Free
Instructions for taking this tour: See MRES web site http://www.mnrenewables.org and go to 2008 Minnesota Solar. Tour Locations and maps listed per site.
For More information Contact: Doug Shoemaker 612-308-4757
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Snow Pine Farms, Browerville
Date: Oct. 5th 2pm to 5pm
Tour City or Community: Turtle Creek Township (Browerville)
County: Todd County
Tour Presented by: Sustainable Farming Association, Central Chapter
Tour Description: On Sunday October 5th we will show our solar powered home, market garden and wood products business to the public. We have 3.5 killowatts of solar electric panels mounted on trackers and are tied to the grid on our business. We irrigate a 1 1/2 acre market garden and run 3 freezers and two refrigerators for this operation. This system also runs a warm room kiln which is a storage facility for the wood flooring and high value hardwoods we harvest locally from blow down and bug killed trees. We will also show the 1 killowatt solar electric system on our home which is a battery based system that is off the grid.
Tour Fee: Free
Instructions for taking this tour: Meet at 2 pm sunday October 5th at Snow pines sawmill.
For More Information Contact: Greg Nolan 320 594 6317
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Renewable Energy Day (Jackson)
Date: Friday, October 3, 2008; 9:00 to 12 Noon
Tour City or Community: Jackson
Tour Presented by: Mississippi Development Authority; Energy Division
Tour Description: The Renewable Energy Demonstration House has a pole-mounted array capable of producing 920 watts per hour in full sun. There is also a flat plate collector that serves as the water heating unig for solar hot water heater.
Tour Fee: Free
Instructions for taking this tour: The Renewable Energy Demonstration House is located at the Mississippi Agricultural and Forestry Museum is located at 1150 Lakeland Drive; Jackson, MS. The museum is accessible via Lakeland Drive at Exit 98B from I-55.
For More Information Contact: Gayle Sims or Angelica Rawls 601.359.6600
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KC Energy Fair and Sustainable Homes Tour
Date: October 4, 2008, 8:30 to 4:30
Tour City or Community: Kansas City Metro area, including Kansas City, MO, Lee's Summit, Independence
Tour Presented by: Heartland Renewable Energy Society
Tour Description: Sustainable homes tour to include home with PV, another using solar hot water and wind, and energy efficient new home. Energy fair with exhibitors, workshop
Tour Fee: $15.00 bus tour only
Instructions for taking this tour: Meet at Discovery Center, 4750 Troost in Kansas City. Morning tour leaves 8:45 and again at 1:15 pm.
For More Information Contact: Craig Wolfe www.heartland-res.org
Marble Hill- Owner Built
Date: Date: Open ended please call first
Tour City or Community: Marble Hill
Tour County: Bollinger
Tour Presented by: L. L. Caron
Tour Description: 22 panel PV system designed and built by owner.
Tour Fee: Free
Instructions for Taking This Tour: Pleae call to set up a visit
For More Information Contact: L. L. Caron 573 238-0059
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Sage Homebuilders Showcase Home
Date: October 4th, 2008
Tour City or Community: Creve Coeur (St. Louis), MO
Tour Presented by: Sage Homebuilders, LLC
Tour Fee: Free
For More Information Contact: Mary Huxhold 314-576-5550
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http://www.sagestl.blogspot.com/
St. Louis Metropolitan Area
Green Homes & Renewable Energy House Tour
Date: Sunday, September 28, 2008 11 am - 4 pm
Tour City or Community: St. Louis Metropolitan Area St. Louis City
County: St. Louis County
Tour Presented by: US Green Building Council - St. Louis Regional
Tour Description: On Sunday, September 28 several Green Homes that have achieved or are purusing green certification will be featured on the 2nd Annual Green Homes & Renewable Energy House Tour. Two homes - the EarthWays Center and the Sage Homebuilders Near Zero Energy Home - have photovoltaic solar arrays.
Tour Fee: $10 self-guided, $15 for bus (includes lunch)
Instructions for taking this tour: The tour will be Sunday, September 28 from 11 am - 4 pm. Tickets can be purchased at the start of the tour - the EarthWays Center, 3617 Grandel Square, St. Louis, MO 63108. See the Green Homes & Renewable Energy Festival and House Tour website for more information: http://www.greenhomesstlouis.org/festival.html
For More Information Contact: Emily Andrews or Jean Ponzi 314-577-0220
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http://www.greenhomesstl.org/festival.html
Maps: Map to tour start, the Missouri Botanical Garden's EarthWays Center, 3617 Grandel Square, St. Louis, MO 63108
Stockton Lake, 60 miles north of Springfield, rural southwest Missouri:
Energy Value Gold Award Winning Solar House
Date: Saturday, Oct 11, 9 a.m. - 3 p.m.: Tour is sold out! Registration is closed... Thank you for your interest!
Tour City or Community: Stockton Lake area
Tour Presented by: Homeowners: Cheryl and Mitch
Tour Description: rid-tied all electric solar home integrates passive solar design; 3-kilowatt photovoltaics with batteries; air tight envelope (insulated concrete forms, spray foam insulation, ice house roof, energy recovery ventilator); solar hot water; Energy Star appliances, CFLs throughout; efficient wood burning fireplace; sun tunnel. Home Energy rating 38. Energy Star rating 5-Stars+.
Tour Fee: Free
Instructions for taking this tour: Saturday, Oct 11: One-hour small group guided tours start at 9 a.m. 30 spaces available. Register by Oct 3 at
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. Please no children under 12-years old, no pets and no smoking. Visit this website again before tour date for possible closed registration when all spaces are reserved. For a virtual tour, visit: http://cu.motherearthnews.com/pages/gallery.php?gallery=296374&offset=0.
For More information Contact:
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Billings Green BuildingTour
Date: October 11, 2008
Tour City or Community: Billings
Tour Presented by: AERO and Yellowstone Valley Citizens Council
Tour Description: The Billings Tour will have both guided and self-guided options and will make available 8-10 homes that feature renewable energy systems, energy efficient design and other green building techniques
Tour Fee: $10 guided; $8 self-guided
Instructions for taking this tour: Pre-register by calling Merry Ann Peters at (406) 248-1154 x108
For More information Contact: Merry Ann Peters (406) 248-1154 x108
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www.aeromt.org
Bozeman Green Home Tour
Date: October 4, 2008
Tour City or Community: Bozeman
Tour Presented by: AERO and Refuge Sustainable Building Center
Tour Description: The Bozeman tour will visit 4 homes by bus that feature renewable energy systems and energy efficient design as well as other green building elements.
Tour Fee: $10
Instructions for taking this tour: Please pre-register by calling Dan Center at 585-9958.
For More information Contact: Dan Center (406) 585-9958 www.aeromt.org
Helena Green Building Tour
Date: October 4, 2008
Tour City or Community: Taking Place in Helena
County: Lewis and Clark
Tour Presented by: AERO, Alternative Energy Resources Organization
Tour Description: Tour will visit 3-4 homes that demonstrate renewable energy systems, energy efficiency and green building methods. There will be a guided bus tour or a guided bicycle tour option.
Tour Fee: Bus: $10; Bicycle: $5
Instructions for taking this tour: Pre-registration required. Call AERO at 443-7272 to pre-register
For More Information Contact: Ben Brouwer 406-443-7272
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www.aeromt.org
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