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03/24/2010 1:40 I think this is awesome and would definitely love a schedule of any upcoming events!!
03/8/2010 10:39 I would like to find out more about your solar home tour because our city of Manhattan Beach would like to have one on May 8, 2010.
Lillian
11/14/2009 17:42 I would like to build a zero energy house. I also would like to see how the solar water heater, space heater, air conditioner, and other grid-tie electricity stuff.
10/17/2009 16:49 Sun Solar Electric is ready to go full swing. Thank you
09/26/2009 23:31 I would like to come with a small group of people, 10-30, who are part of the "Transition To Green" Community Club (local green group). What's the closest tour to bordering the Los Angeles area? We all live in L.A., but will commute for the tour if it isn't too far away.

Thank you,
~Diana
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12/25/2008 16:22 I'm interested solar educational tours all over the US, even Canada
10/3/2008 14:55 Sorry! I found 1020 Mar Vista and 10 to 4 on the ASES site..will be there sometime Tomorrow.
Thanks for showing your Solar!
Judy
10/3/2008 14:49 Where and When do I show up? Is it a drive-yourself? Am I missing something on this web site?
10/3/2008 14:08 We would love to be a part of and a contributor to the awakening of southern Californian's realization that SCE or DWP doesn't control our electricity. since the "deregulation" of 2001, we have been raped by these and other utilities. we can take back control by harnessing the sun and the wind.
10/3/2008 14:08 Good time for the Solar Tax credits to be extended!
10/2/2008 10:41 I would like to be invited to the October Solar Tour. Thanks
09/20/2008 10:21 Interested in all renewables.
09/16/2008 22:24 Went on the tour in 2007, then went Solar in June, 2008.
08/30/2008 13:33 Sounds educational and fun. Please send me the schedule. Thank you.
07/3/2008 22:13 I would like a schedule of the tour
03/31/2008 23:48 Thanks!
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12/13/2007 15:05 I was very inspired by the Solar Tour 2006, (Los Angeles)and unfortunately missed this year's. With an email notification I hope not to miss the next. Please let me know about LA, Southbay, and San Diego tours.
12/13/2007 12:43
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12/11/2007 23:51
10/19/2007 8:39 I need to tour for Residents
10/14/2007 13:18
10/6/2007 13:30 Help! I heard on the radio that I could go on the tour until 5:00 today but can't find the location on eht web! Where can I find it?
10/6/2007 12:37 I can't believe that a green home is right in my neighborhood! I want to know more-my electric bill was $600 last month!
10/6/2007 9:52 interested in seeing homes in our area
10/6/2007 9:04 Thank you. I only found out this morning listening to KPCC.
10/6/2007 8:57 I just found out about this tour today, Oct. 6th. Did you advertise and I didn't see it? I did see the open house in Laguna Woods, which I plan on going to, but didn't know there was a tour of other homes. Let's have more of these tours so average folks can see how it can apply to them!
10/6/2007 8:16 nice to see this happening. Keep up the great work1
10/6/2007 4:13 OK here is my comment - we need a "big solar" project to move the focus from nuclear.
10/5/2007 23:19 Please provide a schedule of the tour for the orange county area.
Thank you
Fred Rea
10/5/2007 23:13 Would like to look at one of actual solar homes in the neighbourhood & explore the opportunities for my house remodel
10/5/2007 19:04 Interested in including solar in our remodel project
10/5/2007 15:12 HI,
I just bought a house at bellflower and i would like to find out more about solar power so i can apply it on the house if the benefits are that significant. thanks
10/5/2007 14:39 Looking forward to it
10/4/2007 22:21 I am grateful for all the people who are demonstrating a better way to live. It is a patriotic and practical sol-lution to the energy mess we are being told we have to endure. Thank you for all the thought, and work done to show the way to a sustainable future.
10/4/2007 9:20 I just took the Solar Institute of California PV Design and installation classes and am interested in working in this field. The tour looks like a good way to see what is going on locally!

Thank you for putting on the tour! See you Saturday.
10/3/2007 20:59 We spoke to you earlier this month. We are a class of around 64. Since it is an extra credit project, I am only expecting a few to go, but I just wanted to be sure many students was all right, just in case.
The students' parents will be driving them to the house. Is it possible to get the address of the house so we might pass out maps tomorrow and Friday.
Thank you very much,
Paul Burns
10/3/2007 13:56 We have been wasting the sunshine for years.
10/2/2007 14:57 I am interested in more information for low income family renovating their home with solar power or fuel efficient products. zero cost to very low cost to property owner.
10/2/2007 10:58 I'm looking forward to this great event and can hopefully film and take pictures of what is shown.

Thanks for putting the event on.
10/2/2007 10:31 I am interested in seeing LOCAl PV system installations. To understanding better the issues/concerns the residents had prior to the installation, during the installation and after.
10/2/2007 9:38 Hi Mr. Korthof, I'm looking forward to the tour. Will there again be the bicycle tour of the homes?
10/2/2007 7:39 infor on long beach
10/2/2007 7:38 info for riverside ca
10/1/2007 21:01 It's so exciting!
10/1/2007 20:22 Please send the information. - Jim
10/1/2007 19:38 I have 6 possible attendees in the Seal Beach;/Long Beach area. We need to know the tour schedule. Thanks for organizing this. Chris
10/1/2007 10:47 Please send tour schedule and locations.
09/30/2007 15:03 Solar power is a clean, limitless resource.

09/29/2007 8:44 How long is the tour?? Is there a bus, or do we drive our own vehicles? What ti me is the meeting??
09/28/2007 20:52 Hi,

I've got abot 10 people who would like to go on the tour next Sat. Can you please let me know where everyone will meet for the tour and how it works? Do we go together on a bus, or do we all drive from place to place? How many sites will we visit and where are they located? Thanks.

Jenean
09/28/2007 11:10 I would like to find out more about solar energy in the Long Beach area.
09/28/2007 8:10 I AM LOOKING MORE PRACTICLE EDUCATION ON SOLAR SYSTEM
09/27/2007 16:23 Would like to learn more about renewable energy and one day, hopefully, we could have our home on the tour. Thanks.
09/26/2007 19:29 I would like to go on this tour and I can also help out.
09/26/2007 17:50 Looking forward to see home and business installations and learn from their experiences. Thank you for organizing it.
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09/26/2007 13:30 Hello,
I'm one of 4 EcoBrokerŪs in orange county and would love to volunteer. I attend green drinks often and USGBC meetings when i can. I attended the long beach solar show last night as well.

If there is anything I can do to assist you and/or further promote the solar tour, please contact me.

Evan Little
949 939 9687
evantlittle@gmail.com
http://gogreenorangecounty.blogspot.com
09/26/2007 5:03 Looking forward to seeing some cool installations.
09/24/2007 16:37 Interested in the tour itinerary
09/21/2007 10:44 I am interested in joining the October tour. Please let me know the dates. Thanks!
09/17/2007 17:15 Look forward to displaying our solar system and RAVs again this year!

Linda
09/17/2007 7:03 Dear Doug: Thanks for the invite. I would be happy to open my home for the solar tour!
09/15/2007 17:54 Please list my home as available for the tour, 12 Noon till 2PM
Two 4' by 8' Solar hot water heter panels
One 80 gallon Solar Storage Tank
Eighteen Solar Roof Top Modules. System output 3,870Watts. One SPR-4000x Solar Inverter. One inside Solar SPRx Remote Monitor.
09/14/2007 11:02 Would like to tour homes in Orange County
09/13/2007 11:17 Am on your EV Yahoo list.
09/13/2007 9:43 WE just want to add our support to the tour, and request adding http://EVtransPortal.com to your list of resources for information on electric, and hybrid electric vehicles, as well as solar power and utility industry support for electric transportation.

Best Regards,
Peter Oppewall
Editor, EVtransPortal.com
09/12/2007 12:17 none
09/5/2007 9:49 Look forward to this and expanding my knowledge of solar power. Thanks for doing this!
09/4/2007 20:26 As a New Jersey resident who will be visiting Fullerton, CA on Oct 6, 2007, I would like to obtain any info about your Solar Home Tour(s) in the LA / SoCal area.

Thank you.
John Cline
09/4/2007 20:22 I've seen solar panels around, but I don't know how much power they generate, the cost, or other interesting details. It'll be cool to get the information first hand.
08/30/2007 12:02 Sign up now! Tour is Oct. 6, 2007.
08/30/2007 12:02 Sign up now! Tour is Oct. 6, 2007.

08/30/2007 12:01 Sign up now! Tour is Oct. 6, 2007.

08/30/0711:51 Sign up now!
07/27/0618:34 Very interested.
08/1/069:24 Please add me to you solar tour list, as we are considering PV panels for our home in San Juan Cap.
08/13/0615:40 looking forward to learning more
08/15/069:51
08/16/0613:09 looking forward to learning more and getting information on any initiatives with tax credits that encourage homeowners to change! Thanks olga
08/23/0621:18 ESPECIALLY INTERESTED IN MOBILE HOME USAGE.
D
08/28/0610:34 Interested in the solar home tour and learning more about solar technology.
08/31/0610:03 Looking forward to touring with Golden West College Renewable Energy 170 class members!
09/1/069:25 As a planning commissoiner, I am interested in not only the homes but how they fit into local development codes.
09/1/0614:35 My do-it-yourself used PV system powers my house AND
my 1981 Electric Vehicle Conversion.

My system uses the local utility at night, saving
the batteries for the next emergency.

My gasoline cost savings are about $3000 per year,
and my electric bill went down by $1100, even though
I am using MORE electricity.
09/3/0613:46 What a great opportunity to learn more about alternative energy sources. Thank you so much for doing this!!!
09/3/0621:54 I've been interested in solar power for sometime. I have a Corbin Sparrow Electric Car and would like to use solar to make it completely energy free.
09/8/0621:13 Thank you.
09/9/0611:41 Hi:

Please send me information about the Solar Home Tour in October. I am very interested in this event. Thanks!
Mary
09/13/0614:58 Please add me to your list. I'm interested in visiting off-grid homes.
09/16/0616:02 Please send me information about the Solar Home Tour on October 7. Thanks.
09/17/0615:09 I am a science teacher at Millikan High in Long Beach. I coach a team of students who teach energy lessons in the elementary schools. RAMSET (Robert A. Millikan Student Energy Team). We made a presentation at the Colorado Lagoon last year with Regina Taylor. This year we want to go on the tour and learn what we can.
I will be bringing approx. 15 students and some parents.
I talked with Andrea Bell and will be meeting at her house in the morning, Oct. 7. I assume we will be given a map of the tour there.
09/21/0621:59 I will be riding with the solar home bike tour out of the Bike Station in the LBC.

Thank you for the terrific event!
Jane
09/22/0616:58 Interested in exploring OC based homes and business that embrace solar power / efficiency practices.

FYI- just installed a solar powered gable fan in our attic. Works GREAT!

JP
09/23/0613:52 We'll be building a soalr-powered house in the next few years. We're looking forward to the tour and sharing ideas.
09/24/0610:52 Please send me the tour info. Thank you.
09/25/068:30 Thanks for organizing this! I look forward to seeing examples and getting further information on home PV installations.
09/25/0611:26 with costs coming down in the post 9/11 era, the diffusion of energy production makes sense. amory lovins was right all along.
09/27/0614:19 I have been interested in converting my house to solar for sometime. I want to find out what other people are doing, and what the regulatory environment is.
09/28/067:19
09/28/069:42 I excited about this tour. I'm working hard to make my home 'greener'.
09/28/0616:34 I SAW THIS IN MOTHER EARTH NEWS OCT 06 WILL THERE BE ANYTHING ABOUT THIN FILM PHOTOVOLTAIC [PV] LAMINATES
09/29/0611:47 My main interest is the use of geothermal heat pumps.
09/29/0616:02 Hope to use the information/ examples to inform installation of PV at home to capitalize on a "Green Building" pilot program in the City of Mission Viejo.
10/1/068:36 Just came back from West Coast Green conference in San Francisco. Excited to see what's happening in our part of the state.
10/1/0617:23 I am very interested in the event, and would like information regarding the tour! I think this is a great idea to spread awareness about energy efficiency...
10/3/065:59 I've been looking at P-V for several years and would like to know about latest technology, panel lifespan & maintenance schedule, and current tax credits in City of L.A.
Thanks :-)
10/3/069:38 Go Solar!!!!
10/4/061:23 Looking forward to learning more about solar technologies
10/5/0613:09 I think Long beach should become the Solar City by the Sea.
10/6/068:26 Visiting California & looking forward to seeing real-life examples of working solar PV systems.
10/6/0611:46 please send a tour map
10/24/0620:02 just interested in clean energy
11/13/060:07 I'd like to know everything I need to know about getting a PV system for my home in Riverside. If we can visit a solar home in Riverside it would be great.
11/17/0611:35 The technologies of thin-film promise a significant cost reduction. Is anyone involved with beta testing the early versions of this or related technologies or

Getting a baseline of their (commercial or manufacturing) energy usage as a baseline in expectation of Carbon Credit trading?
12/6/0610:41 pLEASE ADD ME TO YOUR MAILING LIST FOR THE NEXT SOLAR TOUR.
tHANK YOU
12/11/069:48 I live in Yorba Linda California -
We intend to go Solar - I just want
to learn more about other people's
experiences
01/25/0722:04 please add me to your list
i'm a green architect in venice in the process of adding an array to my new home
01/27/0715:27 Look forward to learning more about latest renewable technologies.
03/21/077:32 I'm taking a solar energy for home and small business class at UCLA (in April). Touring one of such homes with PVs would be an excellent opportunity to vitness this technology in action. Thanks
03/24/0717:34 Interested in incorporating green energy techniques into home remodeling.
04/25/0719:44 We await the California legislature and CPUC correction of the flawed "California Solar Initiative" which under SB1 (2006) *Disincentivizes* So Cal Edison homeowners who would install new solar systems in 2007. The problem is that *ONLY* such new residential systems are to be billed under exorbitant time-of-usage rates, making small to medium systems cost *more* per year than no solar at all.
04/26/0711:14 looking forward to this tour
05/4/0720:35 Can't wait to check it out! Thanks
05/7/0717:05 I would like to learn about the solar panels assembly and installtion to start my own business in california. Thanks,
05/25/0713:17 http://www.mike-burgess.org/
05/29/0723:56 Just Starting would like to know more
05/30/0712:37 Am interested in pilot programs for home conversions/renovations. My home would make an excellent showcase house as it has a perfect rear southern exposure.
06/1/078:24 I am looking forward to seeing the controls for the systems.
08/30/0711:44 Sign up now!
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