2010 Minnesota Solar Tour

 

 

Saturday, October 2, 2010
10:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m.

Want to be on this year's Tour?

New Sites: enter your information on this form here. 

You get a free 1 year basic membership from ASES  which includes a subscription to Solar Today Magazine and a basic membership with MRES for being a site!

For any problems or questions: laurac@mnrenewables.org  or 612-963-4757

Click Here for 2010 Tour Sites & Map

2010 Solar Tour Overview Video

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 and would like to have your site in the Solar Tour, we invite you to apply to be a site. If you have questions, please submit a Contact Us form with your questions.

Take the Tour

See the 2010 Tour sites here, login to see the addresses. You can see the 2009 Minnesota Solar Tour sites here. You may also view sites from the 2008 Minnesota Solar Tour. Sorry but the 2007 and 2006 Tours are no longer available to view due to a change in our website format.

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 2, 2010. 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.

Click here to volunteer at a site on the 2010 Minnesota Solar Tour.

Find the current Press Release here.

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
by Midwest Home
October 2008

Minnesota Solar Tour is part of the largest solar energy national event in the world, on October 4th
Press Release by Minnesota Renewable Energy Society
Friday, September 12, 2008

How sunshine turns into hot water in St. Paul
by Julia Degen, TC Daily Planet
Thursday, October 11, 2007

Note: The media may contact us for high-resolution photos and more details about any of the sites on this year's tour.

Previous Minnesota Solar Tours

Saturday, October 3rd, 2009

2008 Minnesota Solar Tour
Saturday, October 4, 2008

2007 Minnesota Solar Tour
Saturday, October 6, 2007

2006 Minnesota Solar Tour
Saturday, October 7, 2006