Directions for the 11th National Solar Tour in SE Tennessee
Saturday, October 6, 2007
Free and open to all!
Come on out and enjoy the autumn colors in the beautiful Sequatchie
Valley while you about making electricity from the sun at the
Sequatchie Valley Institute! You can also visit places in Chattanooga,
Bledsoe County, and the Monteagle/Sewanee area that are using solar
energy. Many uses of solar and other renewable technology and
alternative building techniques will be demonstrated by the open
houses. Have you seen the biggest solar array in the Southeast? It's
covering a parking lot at Finley Stadium and is sponsored by TVA's
Green Power Switch program. The National Solar Tour is organized by the
American Solar Energy Society. The local tour of Chattanooga, the
Sequatchie Valley, and the southern Cumberland Plateau is sponsored for
the 11th year by the Sequatchie Valley Institute, a non-profit
organization that promotes sustainable living and technology. For
solar tours in other locations, please see the website
www.ases.org/tour/.org or nationalsolartour.org.
The Sandy Fox home in Chattanooga, which is open for the tour, is a
participant in the TVA Green Power Switch Generation Partners program.
This is an exciting new aspect of solar energy which supports the
installation of solar and wind generating facilities by individual
homeowners and businesses. In areas where the power distributors
support the program, consumers can install renewable energy systems
that connect to the electric grid. Electricity produced by the
renewable energy system flows into the utility grid, and TVA pays for
this “green” electricity by providing credit on the consumer’s electric
bill! This is a simple and inexpensive way to encourage the use of
renewable energy systems. Benefits include an inexhaustable supply of
locally produced pollution-free electricity. More people throughout
Tennessee are either building solar or hoping to in the future. Federal
and State grants are available to help install systems.
The Sequatchie Valley Institute will be open for tours of four
homes that demonstrate use of solar electricity, green building, and
hand-crafted passive solar design. Call 423-949-5922, cell phone
678-982-2445, e-mail [log in to unmask] or visit our website
www.svionline.org for more information.
Chattanooga Area
Sandy FoxHome.Four 70-watt and two 140-watt Sharp Modules in the form
of a triangle, 560-watt total going to an OutBack Power PS1 3000-watt
utility interactive inverter w/back-up, Natural Light 10 Watt Solar
Attic Fan. plus 100-watts of PV for pond pumps and low voltage lights
in the yard. Also located at Sandy’s home is the Solar Trailer,
complete with 2000-watt Sharp solar PV array with 3KW OutBack Power
Systems inverter portable power system on a 20’ enclosed trailer,
system manufactured by Big Frog Mountain Corp. Chattanooga, TN and used
to power concerts such as the Solar Stage at Bonnaroo for three days
straight.
Location: 909 Summer Street, Chattanooga, TN 37405
Directions: From Frazier Rd in N. Chattanooga, turn onto Tremont. Turn
left at the 1st stop sign on Tremont, then turn right on Summer. The
house is on the left facing the street. You can’t miss the solar
trailor!
Time: 10 am to 4 pm EDT
Contact Info: Call Sandy at 423-619-8885, [log in to unmask]
Finley Stadium. Finley Stadium has the largest solar electricity
generation complex in the Southeast covering part of the Finley Stadium
parking area. If you go to the Sunday Chattanooga Market, you will see
the panels just across the road.
Time:You can visit anytime.
Location:1826 Carter Street. Finley Stadium south parking lot.
Contact Info: Rita Livezey at TVA, 751-8027, [log in to unmask]
Directions: Exit downtown Chattanooga from 27 onto MLK, turn south on
Chestnut to 20th Street.
No representatives will be there but you can park under the solar
panels. Electricity from these panels goes into the TVA electric grid
through the Green Power Switch program.
Sequatchie County (Between Dunlap and Whitwell)
Sequatchie Valley Institute at Moonshadow.Off grid, photovoltaic
electricity, Trace Inverter, RV Solar boost charge controller,
Zomeworks Tracker, Trojan batteries, Southwest Wind Power wind
generator, Sunfrost refrigerator, passive solar, hand-crafted buildings
of rock, logs and clay, solar greenhouse, hydroelectric system and
passive hot water system under construction.
Time:10:00 am - 5:00 pm Central Time.
Contact Info:Telephone: 423-949-5922, 949-4598, cell 678-982-2445
E-mail:[log in to unmask] Website: www.svionline.org
Location:1233 Cartwright Loop, Whitwell, TN 373797.
Directions:From Chattanooga:We are located just off Rt. 28 near
Cartwright, between Whitwell and Dunlap. It will take under 1 hour from
most locations in Chattanooga.
Take I-24W from Chattanooga toward Nashville. Take exit #155
(Dunlap). Turn right on to Hwy. 28. Go 18 miles North from I-24 (you
will go through Whitwell). Watch for Cartwright Automotive on your
left. Turn left just past this on Cartwright Loop. Follow this road for
0.7 miles to Box 1233 and a Solar Tour sign. Turn right and park, walk
across dry creek to the first house. You will be met there.
From North Chattanooga: Take Hwy 111 from Soddy-Daisy to Dunlap. Turn
left at the ramp exit and drive through Dunlap. At the last light, take
the right fork, which is Rt. 28 (passes by the schools and
BiLo). Travel 7 miles to Cartwright Loop, just past a small store, and
before Cartwright Automotive. Turn right on Cartwright Loop and go 0.7
mi.to Box # 1233.
FROM DUNLAP:We are located just off Rt. 28 near Cartwright, between
Whitwell and Dunlap. It will take about 20 min. from Dunlap or
Whitwell. Take Rt. 28 (passes by the schools and BiLo) south from the
Middle School. Travel 7 miles to Cartwright Loop, just past a small
store, and before Cartwright Automotive. Turn right on Cartwright Loop
and go 0.7 mi. to Box # 1233.
There will be Solar Tour signs. Call for directions from other
locations.
Nona McIntyre Home.Passive solar Mother Earth News design; circular and
earth bermed.
Time:10:00 am to 5:00 pm Central Time.
Contact Info:See Sequatchie Valley Institute above.
Directions:See Sequatchie Valley Institute above.
Mildred Kimmons Home.Passive solar construction with dual-metering
capability, when the TVA Green Generation Partners Program is approved
by the Sequachee Valley Electric Co-op. Green architecture and healthy
house design used throughout to provide a non-toxic and environmentally
friendly living space for elder living (95 years young!). Both interior
and exterior built with Southern Pine Beetle-killed pine and other
local and salvaged materials. Wall insulation made from blue jean
scraps.
Time:10:00 am to 5:00 pm Central Time.
Contact Info:See Sequatchie Valley Institute above.
Directions:See Sequatchie Valley Institute above.
Bledsoe County
Robert and Hillary Bergeron Home. 100%Solar electric, off grid, with
generator back-up, propane refrigerator, stove, and water heater, solar
dryer, wood stove heat, compost toilet, rain-fed water system.
Time: From 10:00 am to 6:00 pm Central.
Contact Info: Telephone: 423-447 3173. Address: 230 Stone Ridge Dr.,
Pikeville, TN 37367,
E-mail: [log in to unmask]
Directions: Please call or email.
Monteagle/Sewanee Area
George Chamberlain’s Cabin.Photovoltaic electricity and rainwater
collection system.
Time: 10:00 am to 1 pm CDT
Contact Info: Carolyn Hoagland [log in to unmask]
Location: 519 Firetower Rd., Sewannee, TN
Directions:From Monteagle, TN: Go West on MAIN ST, which becomes US-41
ALT for 1.1 miles. Turn RIGHT onto FIRE TOWER RD for 0.5 miles. Stay
left at the fork. Avoid Deepwoods Road. Pavement turns to gravel. Turn
left onto 1/2 mile long gravel driveway.
From Sewanee, TN: Go East on US-41 ALT for about 2 miles, past flashing
yellow light. Turn LEFT onto FIRE TOWER RD for 0.5 miles. Stay left at
the fork. Avoid Deepwoods Road. Pavement turns to gravel. Turn left
onto 1/2 mile long gravel driveway. There will be Solar Tour Signs
along the way.
Note: Thanks to St. Andrews School students for acting as hosts for
this open house.
Carol Kimmons
Adjunct Professor
Dept. of Biological and Environmental Sciences
University of Tennessee at Chattanooga
615 McCallie Avenue
Chattanooga, TN 37403
Office Phone: 423 425 2143
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