The 2021 Illinois Solar Tour will take place on Saturday, September 25th from 10:00am to 3:00pm in a hybrid format! Home and business owners with renewable energy installations will open their homes to the public and share their passion, knowledge, and experience of owning, maintaining, and living with renewable energy. 

The 2021 Solar Tour will be available in a hybrid format, offering both in-person and video tours. Please check individual sites to see which types of tours will be offered.

Additionally, ISEA Board Member and long-time Solar Ambassador Mike Bullock will host a post-Tour Zoom Q&A session at 4 PM on September 25th.  Whether you visited Solar Tour sites digitally or in person, if you have lingering questions about solar energy, feel free to drop by to this Ask an Expert event! Mike will talk a little bit about his solar background, and then open the floor to any questions you may have.

Click here to register for the Solar Tour Ask an Expert Zoom!

Click the pictures below to find out who has solar in your area. Entries include pictures, system information, and videos from the solar home or business owner! Every solar story is different; these photos and videos will speak to each individual's experience in going solar!

ISEA also hosted TEN live Zoom Solar Tours in 2020! You can watch recordings of all of these Zoom Tours by clicking here!

This FREE event offers the opportunity to tour innovative green homes and buildings, and see how solar energy can be used efficiently. The tour hopes to inspire people across the state to make sustainable energy choices that reduce costs, support energy independence, protect against power outages, and reduce carbon emissions.

This is a chance to see affordable and practical technologies in your neighborhood that benefit the environment and are part of the solution to our nation’s energy problems. If you are considering solar energy, please check out a site near you, or browse through the Solar Tour videos and Zoom Solar Tour recordings to learn more.

Attend the Solar Tour to:

• Learn how home and business owners are utilizing solar and other clean energies to reduce their dependence on fossil fuels and to become energy independent
• Meet people who have renewable energy installations, learn why they did it, the process, what they love about it and lessons learned
• Learn about the different technologies and see how they are installed
• Hear how different renewable energy technologies work together
• Find out all of the ways you can use clean energy to power your life

See 2021 Tour Host Sites below!

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