13th Annual MN Solar Tour has three local stops

I’ll be hosting visitors at my home (501 St. Olaf Avenue) this Saturday, October 4th from 10 am to 5 pm for the 13th Annual Minnesota Solar Tour. The Tour is sponsored by the Minnesota Renewable Energy Society, and features about 55 residential, commercial and institutional renewable energy installations statewide.

My home, with a 3.04-kilowatt photovoltaic (PV) system and a solar water heating system, is one of three tour sites in the immediate Northfield area.

The other two locations are the new 2.08-kW PV installation at the Northfield School of Art and Technology (ARTech) (a very cool student-led project I consulted on; completed this summer) and the Sebby-Haase residence at 2264 320th St. E. (where you’ll find a couple of fine recycled oak rain barrels in addition to a 4.92-kW PV system and a ground source heat pump heating/cooling system).

Full details on each tour site are available on the Tour website. Stop by and see me Saturday! I’ll have coffee, tea and baked goodies on hand.