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Owens to Serve as Regional Site During Annual Ohio Solar Tour, Oct. 3-4

PERRYSBURG TOWNSHIP, OH – Area “green” enthusiasts interested in expanding their knowledge about green energy are invited to participate in Green Energy Ohio’s seventh annual Ohio Solar Tour, Saturday-Sunday, Oct. 3-4. “Solar Tours” in 91 communities and 166 sites throughout Ohio will showcase solar, wind, biomass and energy efficiency working for homes, businesses, farms, public buildings and utilities.

Presented by Green Energy Ohio, open house tours will be held in the Northeast, Northwest, Central, Southwest and Southeast regions of Ohio. Open house tours in the Northwest Ohio region are self-guided and will take place on Saturday and Sunday at 16 designated sites in Maumee, Toledo, Sandusky, Port Clinton, Holland, Sylvania, Bowling Green, Perrysburg and Curtice. Site owners and Green Energy Ohio members will conduct the open houses and several guided tours. All open house tours, which will occur at various specified times, are free and open to the public.

“This is a great opportunity to see how and where green energy works everyday for a variety of Ohioans,” said Green Energy Ohio Executive Director Bill Spratley. “Our annual solar tour also helps expand Ohio’s growing green energy market where new green jobs boost out economic recovery.”

Northwest Ohio’s 16 open house sites will feature solar electric (photovoltaic) and thermal, wind, energy efficiency and geothermal. Among the regional sites are Anderson Residence (19800 Sugar Creek Rd., Bowling Green) (energy efficient, photovoltaics and wind) on Oct. 3 from 9 a.m. – 4 p.m.; Bintz Residence (7103 Secluded Pines Dr., Maumee) (energy efficient, geothermal and photovoltaics) on Oct. 3-4 from 9 a.m. – 12 p.m.; Brennan Residence (17647 Euler Rd., Bowling Green) (energy efficient, geothermal and wind) on Oct. 3 from 9 a.m. – 4 p.m.; Compaan Residence (9135 W. Bancroft St., Holland) (energy efficient, photovoltaics and electric vehicle) on Oct. 3 from 9 a.m. – 12 p.m.; Green by Design (19551 N. Dixie Highway, Bowling Green) (energy efficient, geothermal and wind) on Oct. 3 from 9 a.m. – 4 p.m.; Haney Residence (2112 River Rd., Maumee) (photovoltaics and solar thermal) on Oct. 4 from 9 a.m. – 4 p.m.; Lake Erie Business Park (5335 W. Lakeshore Dr. Building 460, Port Clinton) (photovoltaics and wind) on Oct. 4 from 1-4 p.m.; Madonna Homes (722 N. Huron St., Toledo) (solar thermal) on Oct. 3 from 1-4 p.m.; Michaelmas Manor (3260 Schneider Rd., Toledo) (photovoltaics) on Oct. 3 from 1-4 p.m.; Owens Community College Industrial and Engineering Technologies Building (30335 Oregon Rd., Perrysburg) (photovoltaics, solar thermal and wind) on Oct. 3 from 9 a.m. – 4 p.m.; Scherer Residence (17405 Barr Rd., Bowling Green) (energy efficient and wind) on Oct. 3 from 1-4 p.m.; Semrock Residence (19101 W. Curtice East and West Rd., Curtice) (energy efficient, geothermal, passive solar, photovoltaics and solar thermal) on Oct. 3 from 9 a.m. – 4 p.m.; SUREnergy (319 Howard Dr., Sandusky) (wind) on Oct. 3 from 1-4 p.m.; Sylvania United Church of Christ (7240 Erie St., Sylvania) (photovoltaics) on Oct. 4 from 1-4 p.m.; The Toledo Museum of Art (2445 Monroe St., Toledo) (photovoltaics and microturbines) on Oct. 3-4 from 1-4 p.m., and Metroparks of the Toledo Area Swan Creek Preserve (4349 Airport Highway, Toledo) (energy efficient and photovoltaics) on Oct. 3 from 1-4 p.m.

In addition to Green Energy Ohio, Ohio Solar Tour sponsors are American Solar Energy Society, The Ohio Department of Development – Ohio Energy Office, Duke Energy, American Electic Power – Ohio, The Cleveland Foundation and The Gund Foundation.

Green Energy Ohio is a non-profit organization dedicated to promoting environmentally and economically sustainable energy policies and practices in Ohio. The organization is the Ohio Chapter of the American Solar Energy Society and also sponsors conferences, workshops, workforce training and assesses potential for wind turbines sites across the state.

The Northwest Ohio site is being coordinated by Owens Community College. For additional information about the Ohio Solar Tour, call (614) 985-6131, or 1-800-GO-OWENS, Ext. 7163 or (567) 661-7163. Individual can also find details about the specific 166 sites by accessing Green Energy Ohio’s website at www.greenenergyohio.org.

One of the fastest-growing higher educational institutions in Ohio, Owens Community College is a fully accredited two-year, state-assisted institution of higher education that has served Northwest Ohio since 1965. With a commitment to providing small classes, personal attention and unmatched affordability, the College serves the diverse academic needs of credit and non-credit students on the Toledo-area and Findlay-area campuses. Owens offers associate degrees that transfer to baccalaureate degrees in the Arts and Sciences and over 130 technical program areas in Agriculture, Business, Health Sciences, Public Safety and Emergency Preparedness, Skilled Trades, and Engineering and Transportation Technologies. Owens students also can earn the first two years of a bachelor’s degree with a smooth transfer to any area four-year college or university. For more information, visit www.owens.edu.