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).
If you’re ready to take the solar plunge, I can help you design a solar water heating or PV system. I’ve also become a dealer for Sunwize grid-tied PV systems, one of which I ordered for ARTech. I’ve designed and ordered equipment for another large (9.80 kW) residential PV system which will be installed just south of Northfield later this month.
Stop by and see me Saturday! I’ll have coffee, tea and baked goodies on hand.