It's time for the 8th NATIONAL SOLAR TOUR!
Sponsored by the Sequatchie Valley Institute
SATURDAY, OCTOBER 2, 2004
Free and open to all!
Come on out and enjoy the autumn colors in the beautiful Sequatchie
Valley while you learn all there is to know about making electricity
from the Sun at the Sequatchie Valley Institute! You can also visit
places in Chattanooga which are using solar energy. 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 new Green Power Switch
program. Stop in at Finley this Saturday. You can also go to the
Sequatchie Valley Institute near Dunlap, Pikeville, in Bledsoe County,
Sequatchie, in Marion County, or drive on up I 24 to Sewanee to see
more examples of ecologically designed solar powered homes.
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 being sponsored for the 8th year by the
Sequatchie Valley Institute. Many uses of solar and other renewable
technology will be demonstrated.
An exciting new aspect of solar energy, "net-metering," is now being
considered by TVA and our local electric companies. In many other
states, consumers can install small renewable energy systems that
connect to the electric grid. Under net metering, any extra electricity
produced by the renewable energy system can flow into the utility grid,
spinning the consumer's electric meter backwards! This is a simple and
inexpensive way to encourage the use of renewable energy
systems. Benefits include an inexhaustible supply of locally produced
pollution-free electricity.
The tour is free and everyone is welcome. The Sequatchie Valley
Institute will be open for tours and technical information. Call
949-5922, email [log in to unmask], or see our website,
svionline.org, for more locations and directions to participating homes
and businesses.
LOCATION OF HOMES AND BUSINESSES OPEN FOR THE TOUR
Chattanooga Area
Big Frog Mountain Corporation.Sales and installation of complete solar
electric residential type systems and energy-efficient
appliances. 500 watt solar array portable solar generator qualifying
for the Million Solar Roofs Systems Database for homes. Time: Any time.
Tel: 423 265-0307. Address: 100 Cherokee Blvd. Suite 321, Chattanooga,
TN 37405. E-mail: [log in to unmask];
www.BigFrogMountain.com. See the generator display in the back parking
lot on Cherokee Dr. in North Chattanooga (just across Market Street
Bridge). Brochures for Big Frog available in lobby of building.
Finley Stadium. The largest solar electricity generation complex in
the Southeast, covering part of the Finley Stadium parking area. Any
time. If you go to the Sunday Chattanooga Market, you will see the
panels just across the road. Location: 1826 Carter Street.
Finley Stadium south parking lot. From MLK, turn south on Chestnut to
20th Street. No representative will be there but you can park under
the solar panels. Electricity from the panels goes into the TVA
electric grid. For more information, call Rita Livesey at TVA,
751-8027, [log in to unmask]
Sequatchie Valley and surrounding area—Marion, Sequatchie, and Bledsoe
Counties
Sequatchie Valley Institute at Moonshadow. Off grid, photovoltaic
electricity, Trace Inverter, RV Solar boost charge controller,
Zomeworks Tracker, Trojan Batteries, Southwest Wind Power wind charger,
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 to 6:00 pm Central
Time.
Telephone: 423-949-5922. E-mail: Carol-
[log in to unmask] Website: svionline.org. Address: Rt. 1 Box 304
Whitwell, TN 37397. Directions: Take I-24 W. from Chattanooga towards
Nashville. Take Exit #155 (Dunlap). Turn right onto Hwy 28. Go 18 miles
North from I-24 (you will go through Whitwell) and watch for Cartwright
Automotive on the left. Turn left just past this on Cartwright
Loop. Follow this road for 0.7 mi. to a Solar Tour sign. Turn right and
park, walk across dry creek.
Nona McIntyre Home. Passive solar Mother Earth News design; circular
and earth bermed. Time: 10:00 am to 6:00 pm Central Time. Telephone and
Directions: See Sequatchie Valley Institute.
Mildred Kimmons Home. Passive solar construction with net-metering (or
dual-metering) capability. Green architecture and Healthy House design
used throughout to provide a non-toxic natural living space for
elder care. 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 6:00 pm
Central Time. Telephone and Directions: See Sequatchie Valley
Institute.
Robert and Hillary Bergeron Home. Solar, off grid, propane
refrigerator, compost toilet, rainwater collection system. Time: From
1:00 to 6:00 pm Telephone: 423-447 3173 Address: Rt. 5 Box 200-42,
Pikeville, TN 37367, E-mail: [log in to unmask] Please call or
email for directions.
Peter Vukshich Home. Mr. Vukshich has a complete solar home that is
presently on the market for prospective buyers. This is a great
opportunity for anyone wanting to get in on a solar setup. Bluff view,
unique design. Tour times: 9am-6pm Central. Address: 2340 Sequatchie
Mtn. Road - Sequatchie,TN 37374. Call for directions: (423) 942-5441.
Monteagle and Sewanee Area
Lisa Wrung. Ms. Wrung has a passive solar, southern facing greenhouse
as well as a thermal mass system in her house. Time: 12pm – 5pm
Central. Address: 188 Old Farm Rd - Sewanee, TN 37375 Tel: (931)
598-0696. Please call for directions.
Kevin Pulliam. The Pulliams have a modern standard construction home
entirely off-grid (not connected to TVA electricity) with a passive
solar sunroom, a photovoltaic system, a seasonal hydro-electric system,
rainwater collection system, and a solar greenhouse. Time: 10am – 4pm
Central. Address: 245 Coyote Cove Ln. - Sewanee, TN
37375. Website: www.coyotecove.com. Directions: From I-24, Take exit
134 (Monteagle/Sewanee) Go west approx. 3 miles to flashing light. Take
left on Hwy 156 South. Go 8 1/2 miles to Old CCC Rd. (gravel road on
right). Take right; go 2 miles to end of road. Take left on driveway.
Sanford McGee Home.Photovoltaic electricity, off grid; passive solar
greenhouse/solar space, ecologically sustainable design. Time:
9:00-1:00 CST. Address: 1499 Tate Rd, Sewanee, TN. Jump0ff Community
Land Trust. E-mail [log in to unmask] for directions.
Telephone: 931-598-5120 or 5942. Directions: I-24 W to
Monteagle-Sewanee exit. Go left towards Sewanee on 41A/64 abt 2 1/2 mi.
to junction of Hwy 156, at caution light, turn left. Stay on 156 for
abt 4.5 mi. Turn left on Jump Off Mt. Rd. at Marion Cty line (this is a
Y). Then turn left on Tate Rd. next to Jump Off Bapt. Church, go 1.8 mi
to end of road, bearing left. Look for signs saying Land Trustand Solar
Tour.
Carol Kimmons, Education Director
Sequatchie Valley Institute
Research and Education in Ecology and Sustainable Living
Rt. 1 Box 304
Whitwell, TN 37397
423 949-5922
Website: svionline.org
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