Stop by the home of Steven Hall in Rockford on this year's Summer of Solar Tours!

The Summer of Solar Tours is a series of FREE events that feature homes, businesses, and nonprofits throughout the state that have installed solar on their property. Many sites have also integrated other technologies, such as batteries and EVs. During each Tour, hosts open their doors to their community and invite their neighbors in to learn about how to go solar from someone who has already been through the process! Each event includes a short presentation on the host's solar story, a tour of their system, and plenty of time for questions and socializing.

September 15th, 2 PM

System: 16 roof-mounted panels, heat pump water heater, whole house heat pump

Annual Production: 5400 kWh

Why I went solar: To make my world a better place to live and save some money. It was a no brainer. We were lucky that we had the money to purchase the system. That is how you can really save money for the next 25+ years. My investment has an internal rate of return of 14.4% based on 100 year sun patterns. Good luck getting that on your IRA/401k.

Registration is encouraged, but not required.

Attend a 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