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Wisconsin Solar Tour & Demonstration Sites

The Wisconsin Solar Tour is held each fall (usually the first weekend in October), to demonstrate that renewable energy is practical, reliable and affordable in today's economy. Tour sites are owned, lived in, and worked in by ordinary people. They are helping others open the door to renewable energy. Although it is officially called the Wisconsin Solar Tour, sites include all sorts of renewable energy technologies and other innovative features. On the WI Solar Tour you can see:

  • Wind and solar (PV) electric systems
  • Solar thermal and solar water heating systems
  • Green building construction and passive solar design
  • Energy efficient heating technologies
  • Energy efficient appliances
  • Environmentally friendly landscaping
  • And more!

While the 2007 Solar Tour has ended, certain sites around Wisconsin remain available as Year Round Demonstration Sites. Look below for a list of Year Round Demonstration Sites near you.

We have divided the state into 5 different regions. See the map at right to find sites near you.
In each region, there is a grid of sites. The grid features information on each site: city and an at-a-glance checklist of technologies featured at each site. Click on the site’s name for a detailed description, contact information and directions.

The Wisconsin Solar Tour is part of the National Solar Tour, coordinated by the American Solar Energy Society. Northern Region West Central Region South Central Region Northeast Region Southeast Region


Northern Region
  City DateSolar ElectricWind ElectricSolar Domestic Hot WaterSolar Space HeatingPassive Solar DesignGeothermalOther
Solar HillBayfield Sat YES   YES   YES   YES
Grass Roots Health Foods Regional Coordination SiteEagle River Fri + Sat YES YES         YES
Randee and Patti BlockMerrill Sat YES YES         YES
Sun Rose Solar RidgeOgema Sat YES YES     YES    
Lamar Community CenterSaint Croix Falls Fri       YES     YES
Bartosh/ Toupal HomeSouth Range Sat YES YES YES       YES
Yeager ResidenceSugar Camp Sat YES   YES       YES
LeClair CabinTipler Sat YES           YES
 

Northeast Region
  City DateSolar ElectricWind ElectricSolar Domestic Hot WaterSolar Space HeatingPassive Solar DesignGeothermalOther
Avis Rent A Car Regional Coordination SiteAppleton Fri + Sat     YES YES      
Pardonner/Reninger HomeBaileys Harbor Sat     YES YES YES   YES
Sunny Solutions, LLCBerlin Fri     YES YES      
Fortin-Samida Home Regional Coordination SiteCarlsville Sat YES   YES YES YES   YES
Wheeler HomeDe Pere Sat     YES        
Another Way Homestead Bus Tour SiteDenmark Sat     YES   YES   YES
Redelin-Mandel HomeEgg Harbor Sat     YES       YES
Russ Cockburn ResidenceEgg Harbor Sat     YES YES YES    
Coach Glenn Gajeski OfficeLittle Suamico Fri     YES       YES
J.E.M. SolarNeenah Sat YES           YES
Harmony by BerHoff HomesNeenah Sat YES   YES   YES YES YES
Sun Farm Regional Coordination Site Bus Tour SiteNew Franken Sat YES   YES YES YES   YES
PilsunsolarPilsen Sat YES            
Troge HomeSeymour Sat YES   YES        
Coach Glenn HomeSobeski Sat     YES   YES   YES
Lake Michigan Wind & Sun Regional Coordination SiteSturgeon Bay Fri + Sat YES YES YES YES     YES
Black HomeTwo Rivers Sat     YES YES YES    
A-A EXTERIORSWaupaca Fri + Sat YES YES   YES YES YES  
 

West Central Region
  City DateSolar ElectricWind ElectricSolar Domestic Hot WaterSolar Space HeatingPassive Solar DesignGeothermalOther
Crownhart Residence Stratford, WI Sat       YES      
Washburn ResidenceAlmond Sat YES YES YES YES YES    
Artha Sustainable Living CenterAmherst Fri YES   YES YES YES   YES
Ramlow Home Bus Tour SiteAmherst Sat YES   YES YES YES    
Gimme Shelter Construction Bus Tour SiteAmherst Fri YES   YES YES YES    
ReNew the Earth Institute Regional Coordination Site Bus Tour SiteCuster Fri + Sat YES YES YES YES YES   YES
Stark Residence Regional Coordination SiteEdgar Sat YES YES YES     YES  
Pedretti Strawbale HomeHolmen Sat YES       YES   YES
Farm HouseLa Crosse Fri     YES        
Sunnyside Up FarmLa Crosse Sat YES   YES   YES    
Lin & Todd's HomeLa Crosse Sat YES       YES    
Erdman Family HomeMenomonie Sat YES YES     YES   YES
Koehler/Kruger FarmMerrill Sat YES   YES        
Mead Wildlife CenterMilladore Fri YES YES YES   YES YES YES
Eco-Building & ForestryMosinee Fri + Sat   YES   YES YES   YES
Duffy/Krug HomeNew Auburn Sat YES YES YES YES YES   YES
Marble Family HouseRingle Sat YES       YES    
Steiner Plumbing, Electric & Heating Inc.River Falls Fri YES            
The Dieterich HomeStevens Point Sat     YES YES YES    
Janssen Home Bus Tour SiteStevens Point Sat YES   YES YES YES   YES
Emy J's Bus Tour SiteStevens Point Fri     YES        
Case ResidenceStevens Point Sat     YES YES      
Turtle Hollow FarmViroqua Sat YES   YES YES YES   YES
 

South Central Region
  City DateSolar ElectricWind ElectricSolar Domestic Hot WaterSolar Space HeatingPassive Solar DesignGeothermalOther
Solar Water Distiller Sat             YES
Aldo Leopold Legacy CenterBaraboo Fri + Sat YES   YES   YES YES YES
International Crane Foundation Regional Coordination SiteBaraboo Fri + Sat YES   YES     YES  
Quinn HomeBaraboo Sat YES   YES   YES    
Blecker HouseBelleville Sat   YES         YES
Redtail RidgeBrooklyn Sat YES YES YES       YES
Inn Serendipity B & B and FarmBrowntown Fri + Sat YES YES YES YES YES   YES
Larson homeCottage Grove Sat YES       YES YES  
Stewart HomeDodgeville Sat YES   YES YES YES   YES
Fournelle-Munaker HomeFitchburg Sat YES   YES YES      
Neale Thompson residenceJanesville Sat YES   YES YES     YES
Fredrick HomeJuneau Sat YES            
Sun on Surrey Bus Tour SiteMadison Sat YES   YES       YES
Bahr HomeMadison Sat YES            
Reinhold-Beck ResidenceMadison Sat YES       YES   YES
Bean HomeMadison Sat     YES YES      
Seguin-Anderson HomeMadison Sat YES   YES YES     YES
Delborne HomeMadison Sat     YES        
Sandberg Bluff HomeMadison Sat YES   YES YES     YES
Kohn Home to Office RemodelMadison Fri YES            
Kanner ResidenceMadison Sat YES           YES
Mother Fool's CoffeehouseMadison Fri YES            
Eggert Family HomeMadison Sat         YES   YES
Siemers ResidenceMadison Sat YES            
H & H Solar Energy Services Bus Tour SiteMadison Fri YES            
Adler/McGonagle ResidenceMonticello Sat YES YES         YES
Muehllehner HomeNorth Freedom Sat YES   YES        
Wood ResidenceOregon Sat YES YES YES        
Donovan ResidencePlatteville Sat     YES YES      
Chesky ResidenceReedsburg Sat YES            
Loeffel HouseWaunakee Sat YES           YES
 

South East Region
  City DateSolar ElectricWind ElectricSolar Domestic Hot WaterSolar Space HeatingPassive Solar DesignGeothermalOther
Sebern HomeCedarburg Sat     YES   YES   YES
O'Leary Plumbing & HeatingEast Troy Fri       YES      
Arley Uhrig HomeEast Troy Sat YES     YES YES    
Fields NeighborhoodEast Troy, WI 53120 Sat         YES    
Kochis ResidenceFranklin Sat YES            
Krepel Residence Bus Tour SiteMilwaukee Sat YES            
Liberty TaxMilwaukee Fri YES            
Urban Ecology Center Regional Coordination Site Bus Tour SiteMilwaukee Fri + Sat YES       YES   YES
Hot Water Products, Inc.Milwaukee Fri     YES YES     YES
Hess HomeNew Berlin Sat YES            
Power Control, LLCNew Berlin Sat YES            
Pinehold Gardens Bus Tour SiteOak Creek Fri YES            
Lagerman-Mann ResidencePlymouth Sat YES   YES YES YES   YES
Eco-Justice Center Bus Tour SiteRacine Fri + Sat YES   YES   YES YES  
Mueller Home Bus Tour SiteShorewood Sat YES           YES
Krall HomeSlinger Sat YES     YES      
Rudolf HomeSouth Milwaukee Sat YES            
Toman HomeWaukesha Sat YES            
Richter & Carsner HomeWest Bend Sat YES     YES     YES




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