Solar homes on display across North Olympic Peninsula

Solar homes in Jefferson and Clallam counties will have open doors and invitations to the public to come in for a look Saturday.

Eleven sites will be available for public tours in Clallam County and 11 in Jefferson County from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.

The tour is self-guided, although docents will be available at some of the stops.

This year’s tour will feature “green” buildings, including those using solar electric, passive, hot water, and energy efficiency technologies.

They are installed in homes and buildings that exhibit net metering and off-grid systems and others using resource conservation measures.

Some sites will also feature alternative fueled and electric vehicles.

Washington joins 43 states and the District of Columbia in showcasing solar-power options during the 11th annual National Solar Tour.

Solar Washington, the Washington state chapter of the American Solar Energy Society, has organized sites statewide and can be found at www.solarwashington.org.

Kickoff points for the tours will have solar tour kits available.

In Clallam County, the kickoff point is the Clallam County Public Utility District, 83 Idea Place, in Sequim.

Jefferson County’s tour kickoff point will be Wildberry Farm, 2343 Thomas St., Port Townsend.

Some locations are for driving by to look only. They will have no one on site to describe the system.

Places listed on the Web site for the tour are:

Clallam County

* Clallam County Public Utility District “House on Wheels,” 83 Idea Place, Sequim;

* Sequim High School, 601 N. Sequim Ave., drive-by only;

* Stuart and Pat MacRobbie, 942 East Oak St., Sequim;

* Sid and Laura Maroney, 43 Vine Maple Lane, Sequim;

* Parks Solar, 1573 Doe Run Road, Sequim;

* George and Catherine Lanham, 1922 Gasman Road, Port Angeles;

* Dave and Kathy Anderson, 103 Gretchen Way, Port Angeles;

* Steve Zenovic and Nina Pitts, 767 Black Diamond Road, Port Angeles;

* Volk and Korb residence, 207 Southview Drive, Port Angeles;

* Dr. Charlotte Metzler, 4407 Fairmount Ave. Port Angeles, drive-by only.

* Robert Zeff, 767 Stampede Drive, Sequim.

Jefferson County

* Wildberry Farm, Cochrane family, 2343 Thomas St., Port Townsend;

* Jonathan Clemens, 907 19th St., Port Townsend;

* Davis residence, 627 Redwood St., Port Townsend;

* Owen and Sarah Fairbank, 508 Lawrence Port Townsend, drive-by only;

* Annapurna Center for Self Healing, 538 Adams St., Port Townsend;

* Brenda Bole, 3441 Eaglemount Road, Port Townsend;

* Steve and Cami Carr, 1015 55th St., Port Townsend;

* Lee Doughty, 1108 11th St., Port Townsend, drive-by only;

* Nick Hill and Barbara Arnn, 776 Landis Lane, Port Townsend, drive by only;

* Bob and Evelyn Gunther, 1150 East Quilcene Road, Quilcene ;

* Pacific Ecological Institute Solar Kiosk, 723 Leland Valley Road, Quilcene.

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