MREA Midwest Renewable Energy Association

Solar Tour

Our Mission:
The Midwest Renewable Energy Association promotes renewable energy, energy efficiency, and sustainable living through education and demonstration.

Office Hours:
M-F 10am-4pm. Open to the public for tours daily at 2pm. To schedule other times or for more information, please click on "Visit" above.

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MREA Solar Tour: Inn Serendipity B & B and

Inn Serendipity B & B and
7843 County P
Browntown, WI

Phone: 608-329-7056

Email: info@innserendipity.com

Website: http://www.innserendipity.com

100-percent powered by the wind and sun. We use a solar oven and have on-grid and off-grid PV systems. We have become "carbon negative" and practically fossil-fuel free, numerous RE systems, strawbale greenhouse, natural building, plus electric CitiCar on display. Plus electric CitiCar on display and Jetta TDI burning biodiesel.

System Components

Solar Electric (.8 kW)
Passive Solar Design (strawbale greenhouse)
Solar Space Heating (strawbale greenhouse)
Wind Electric (10 kW)
Solar Domestic Hot Water (3 collectors)
EV CitiCar off-grid (.5 kW PV system)

Directions to site:
From Milwaukee Take Highway 43 out of Milwaukee until you intersect Highway 81 in Beloit. Then take Highway 81 heading west turning into Highway 11 toward Monroe. In the Monroe area, exit Highway 81/11 and take 69 south making a left onto 69 and pass Monroe. Continue on 69 until County P after County B and make a right onto County P; you'll see our neighbor's sign for the Honeywind Country Store. Continue west on County P about four, hilly miles until you see our sign on the left south side of the road, if not also the 10kW Bergey wind turbine. From Madison Head west on Highway 18/151 toward Dodgeville. In Verona, take 69 south to Monroe. 69 makes a VERY brief jaunt on 11 before you'll pick it up and continue south on 69. County P after County B will be the last road in Wisconsin. Turn right onto County P; you'll see our neighbor's sign for the Honeywind Country Store. Continue west on County P about four, hilly miles until you see our sign on the left south side of the road, if not also the 10kW Bergey wind turbine.

Click here for a Community Walk map of the location.

Availability

This building is open to the public Saturday between 10:00am and 4:00pm.