2009 Minnesota Solar Tour - Minnesota Renewable Energy Society (MRES) - Connecting Minnesotans with Renewable Energy Resources

2009 Minnesota Solar Tour

www.MNSolarTour.org

Saturday, October 3, 2009
10:00 a.m.–5:00 p.m.

Sponsored by the Minnesota Renewable Energy Society (MRES), the self-guided, public Minnesota Solar Tour features 50+ 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.

Get Involved!

Put Your Site on the Tour

If you have installed a solar electric, solar hot water, passive or active solar hot air, ground-source heat, and/or wind energy system at your home or business, we invite you to apply to be a site on the 2009 Minnesota Solar Tour. Check back here in Summer 2009 to learn how you can show visitors your renewable energy technology in action, and share your expertise! If you have questions before then, please submit a Contact Us form.

Take the Tour

Check back here in September 2009 for a list of 2009 Minnesota Solar Tour sites. You may also view sites from the 2006, 2007, and 2008 Minnesota Solar Tours.

Volunteer as a Site Guide

With over 50 sites on the Minnesota Solar Tour, we need volunteers to help staff the sites in shifts from 9:45 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. on Saturday, October 3, 2009. We have many new and interesting sites on the tour this year, and this is an excellent opportunity to understand a site and help visitors learn more about real energy alternatives. Training is provided on-site.

To volunteer to help with the 2009 Minnesota Solar Tour, please indicate your time and location preferences by submitting a Contact Us form.

Past Media Coverage

13th Annual MN Solar Tour has three local stops

Bruce Anderson, Northfield Citizens Online

Saturday, October 4, 2008

Solar powered homes open to the public

by Stephanie Hemphill, Minnesota Public Radio

Friday, October 3, 2008

Solar panels on Eden Prairie home among first of their kind in the nation

by Eden Prairie News

Thursday, October 2, 2008

InTown: Heat It Up