The Alaska Solar Tour

Is a self directed tour featuring home and business sites in our communities that showcase Alaskan installations of Solar Thermal, PV (Photovoltaic), and other Renewable Energy and Green building technology.

No registration required. Get a carload of friends to visit a few of your neighbor’s open house sites.  . Join us in tribute to these trail blazers who have ventured out ahead of the crowd using a cleaner, safer, and renewable source of energy.

Find out how your neighbors are trimming their energy bills, generating their own electricity, and changing the world by living sustainably.

This is a free educational service brought to you by members of our community, Alaska Center for Appropriate Technology (ACAT), the American Solar Energy Society, local sustainability groups, and our sponsors.

In 2010 we had 550 Alaskans around the state visit 42 Renewable Energy sites.  This web site had over 700 unique visitors during the week before the event. Thank you Alaska for sharing your "energy"!

Tour Etiquette

Please only visit Tour homes or building sites during the tour day and hours specified by the local host (some sites may have limited hours and accessability).

Please park legally and treat persons and property respectfully.
If the site indicates "Outside viewing only" please do not go onto the property.
Please do not bring pets, children, or others who may not be able to behave in a proper manner.
Please do not smoke, eat, or litter in the tour sites. Remove footwear if entering a home.

Vendors, installers, and their representatives who staff tour sites should conduct the tour in a manner appropriate to our educational mission..

In the event of inclement weather, the Tour will not be cancelled, but individual property owners may opt to limit access to their site or close entirely. Alaska Solar Tour does not endorse specific renewable energy or energy efficiency products presented during the Alaska Solar Tour or the National Solar Tour.

Anyone accessing sites on the roof, or by ladder, stairs, stepladder, stool or other method does so solely at their own risk. Visitors assume full responsibility for their behavior or actions; Tour hosts or related parties will not be held liable for any injury, fatality, damage or property loss that may occur.

Please enjoy yourself and contact us at the email above for any problems or questions.