See inside a solar home during open house
More than 90 Illinois home and business owners with renewable energy installations will be providing free tours from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 3.
The Illinois Solar Tour is a free self-guided, statewide open house that demonstrates how Illinois homes and businesses are using solar, wind, and geothermal to become energy independent.
The following sites are participating:
• Barry residence: 4509 N. Krueger Road,Long Grove
• Dahn residence: 2704 George Court, Rolling Meadows
• Gorr residence: 1025 W. Wood St., Palatine
• Reed residence: 610 Grego Court, Prospect Heights
• Rienstra-Kiracofe residence: 21493 Bobwhite Lane, Deer Park
Stop by to learn about the solar technologies your neighbors are using to drastically reduce monthly energy bills, reduce harmful carbon emissions, and enjoy tax credits and financial incentives as they improve their property values.
The Illinois Solar Tour is part of a national event coordinated by the nonprofit American Solar Energy Society.
The Solar Tour enables the public to see new, innovative technologies locally that benefit people and the environment on a global level. The tour is an opportunity to see how free energy from the sun can be harnessed to generate electricity, heat and cool homes and businesses, heat water, and slash monthly utility bills.
"The Illinois Solar Tour showcases real-life examples of the practical, economic and environmental benefits of using clean power to fuel our everyday lives," said ISEA Executive Director Lesley McCain.
"Now is a particularly exciting time for solar energy in Illinois, as Springfield legislators consider Clean Jobs legislation that would boost opportunities across Illinois from city neighborhoods to rural farmlands."
For details, visit www.illinoissolartour.org.
Established in 1975, The Illinois Solar Energy Association (ISEA) is a nonprofit organization that promotes the widespread application of renewable energy through education and advocacy. As the Illinois chapter of the American Solar Energy Society, ISEA is the local resource for educational classes, events, renewable energy related policy developments, local news and access to local renewable energy vendors. Visit www.illinoissolar.org.