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Saturday, October 01, 2011
National Solar Tour
10:00 AM - 03:00 PM
Be solar inspired! View renewable energy systems in action! The Illinois Solar Tour is a FREE self-guided, statewide event that demonstrates how Illinois homes and businesses are using solar, wind, geothermal, passive solar design, and energy efficiency to become energy independent.
Renewable energy system owners and installers will be providing tours on Saturday, October 1st from 10 am to 3 pm. Tour guides will answer questions on how you can harness the power of the sun and wind to fuel your home and business. Learn how you too can reduce your monthly utility bills, increase property values, and be part of the energy solution.
In the Chicagoland area, tour participants will have the opportunity to meet with homeowners who not only power their homes with renewable energy but also have installed electric vehicle charging stations to power their cars!
Area business owners will be interested to see how businesses have reduced their bottom line with renewable energy systems. View a car dealership that is powered by five wind turbines and a solar installation, a laundromat that pays nothing for its hot water and a farm that harvests the sun and wind along with its crops.
In Central Illinois the Kendall family, located in Eureka, explain their reason for installing their solar systems; “We like to be close to our sources of food and energy. Harvesting sunlight with our PV and hot water systems makes good sense to us, like growing our food in our gardens and harvesting firewood from our lands.” Visit this homeowner and others who are enjoying the benefits and peace of mind of being energy independent
To register for this free event and download a guidebook visit www.illinoissolartour.org. Solar Tour guidebooks are also available in the September edition of Mindful Metropolis Magazine, available at 600 locations in Illinois including Whole Foods.
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