The verdict is in and this past Saturday's ASES 2010 National Solar Home Tour was a success, with triple the number of tours than in past years.
This year there were 695 tours that showcased thousands of solar homes and businesses; triple the number of tours conducted last year.
“From Dillingham, Alaska to Ft. Lauderdale, Florida, there is one thing on which Americans can agree: today’s solar technology offers something for everyone, be it tax credits, cash rebates, lower energy bills, jobs for local installers, improved property values, cleaner air or more sustainable communities,” said American Solar Energy Society National Solar Tour Manager Richard Burns.
Some highlights of this year’s tour included Solar Decathlon winner “LumenHAUS” fromVirginia Tech (see video below), a home in Alaska (see image above), a community solar garden in Colorado, a solar charging station for electric vehicles in California, a solar chicken farm in Mississippi, and more.
I'll be posting my experience as a volunteer and a participant in the ASES 2010 National Solar Home Tour on my blog Buy Solar Powered Lights in the next day or so.
Thanks for reading,
Jill Olsen
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