To Bee, or Not to Bee

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October/November 1997
 
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National Tour of Solar Homes

The sun should be shining brightly on October 18th, 1997. No, it's not the latest development in long-term weather prediction. That's the day solar homeowners across the country will be opening their doors to the 5th annual National Tour of Solar Homes, sponsored by the American Solar Energy Society (ASES), the U.S. Department of Energy, and the Interstate Renewable Energy Council. The tour will include over 500 homes in more than 36 states.

According to Susan LeFever, communications director at ASES, the goal of the tour is best relayed through this year's theme, "Real Places for Real People." Her hope is that people will start to see solar power as a clean, efficient, and inexpensive energy source, rather than some futuristic or high- tech idea. "Solar power has been portrayed in the past as too expensive, too technically complex for the average home, or aesthetically unappealing, but attitudes are changing as more people see first-hand what it's about:'

Clay Turnbull, from Townshend, VT, showed his home last year and is planning on doing so again in October. He noticed that most of the tour-goers were interested in living in solar homes, but for different reasons. Turnbull says of his own decision: "I personally wanted to leave as small of a footprint as possible on this earth. I was willing to assume the responsibility of energy consumption:"

Tours generally include anywhere from five to fifteen homes, depending on geographic location. Local tours will be organized by Local Coordinating Organizations nationwide.

For information about showing your home or attending a tour, call the American Solar Energy Society at (303) 443-3130 or e-mail ases@ases.org . The ASES website can be reached at http://www.ases.org/solar/ .

This solar home in Vermont is one of the many stops on the tour.

PHOTOS: COURTESY OF AMERICAN SOLAR ENERGY SOCIETY

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