Yestermorrow Design/Build School of Waitsfield joins the nonprofit American Solar Energy Society (ASES) and hundreds of solar-savvy installers and grassroots organizations throughout America to showcase thousands of solar-powered homes, schools and businesses ― in Vermont and across North America -- for the 19th Annual National Solar Tour, the world’s largest grassroots solar event. The event, slated for Saturday, October 4th, is showcases the solar technologies your neighbors are using to 1) drastically reduce monthly energy bills, 2) reduce harmful carbon emissions, and 3) enjoy rich tax credits and cash incentives as they improve their property values.
“The ASES National Solar Tour shows families and businesses real-life examples of how their neighbors are harnessing free energy from the sun to generate electricity, warm and cool their homes, heat water and slash monthly utility bills,” according to Kate Stephenson, Yestermorrow’s Executive Director.
On October 4, Yestermorrow’s 38-acre campus will be open to the public for tours of its solar installations, which include 28kW of photovoltaic trackers, a solar hot water system, a portable solar trailer, and an outdoor solar shower.
The self-guided tours in recent years attracted more than 150,000 people in 49 U.S. states and Puerto Rico. Tours afford participants the direct perspectives of homeowners and installers about the costs, processes and economic and environmental benefits of going solar. The tours also give Vermonters a glimpse at how a variety of solar systems look in and around structures with different architectural styles.
“The National Solar Tour demonstrates an array of practical and economical solutions available right here, right now. It encourages neighborhood conversations addressing the growing need for clean energy,” said ASES Executive Director, Carly Rixham.
This Tour is free and open to the public. Learn more at: ases.org/tour.
ABOUT YESTERMORROW: Yestermorrow Design/Build School was founded in 1980 on the belief that the best built environment depends on the joint cooperation of designers, builders, and homeowners. The school empowers people to express their values and lifestyle through an integrated design/build process, and to foster a self-awareness that reconnects people to their communities, their natural environment, and to each other. Yestermorrow’s hands-on workshops, certificate programs, and semester programs are taught by nationally recognized architects, builders, and craftspeople. Classes are for people of all ages and experience levels, from novice to professional.
ABOUT THE AMERICAN SOLAR ENERGY SOCIETY:
For 60 years the American Solar Energy Society has led the renewable energy revolution. It is the nonprofit organization dedicated to increasing the use of solar energy, energy efficiency, and other sustainable technologies across North America. ASES leads national efforts to promote solar energy education, public outreach, and advocacy. www.ases.org