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The 2007 National Solar Tour Local events in Rochester New York
Rochester Solar Technologies would like to thank the members, staff and personal of NESEA for their support of the 2007 Green Buildings open house. Their dedication has made this event another successful one! Thanks NESEA
Homes in and around the Rochester New York area you can visit
Home of Shawn and Lori Lessord of Brockport New York
Our Brockport home features a Battery Based 1.5K grid-tied photovoltaic system, and a 400 watt Southwest wind turbine for off-grid applications. The inverter power comes from an Outback GVFX-3648, and Outback MX-60 Charge Controller watches over our 48 volt system. Our solar power comes from (8) Matrix photowatt solar modules which are roof mounted. We also have (4) Evergreen 120 watt solar modules which are pole mounted for those who would like to see modules up close and personal. Our wind power is provided by Southwest Windpowers (AIR-X model turbine).
Organization: Rochester Solar Technologies
Contact Name: Shawn Lessord
Email: rochestersolar@rochester.rr.com
Home Phone: 585-576-8092
Address: 73 Valleyview Drive Brockport,N.Y. 14420
Building: Home
Square Feet: 1900
Building Style: Colonial
Year Built: 1973
Annual Electricity Use: approx 4,860kwh's used, down from 14,200 kwh's used in 2001 and we have a hot tub!
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New to 2007-Quadra Fire Multi fuel burner insert (Burns-Corn, Wheat, Pellets,Sunflower seeds, and even has a DC battery backup system
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New to 2007 - 2008 Ford Escape Hybrid (Electric and gasoline)
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New to 2007 -Blue Line innovation energy monitoring unit
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Goodman 95% furnace with variable speed blower and 2 stage gas pilot (Energy Star)
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Asko dishwasher (Energy Star)
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Takagi instant on demand hot water heater with remote temp control (Energy Star)
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Solar shed lighting using a SHR-17 Solar shingle
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Solar powered lamp post light for our walkway
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An example of a the Solarwall heating system
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See our Solar Tree [4] Evergreen 120 watt solar modules mounted on a pole
Special Considerations: Street parking, Stair climbing required
Directions: Starting from ROCHESTER, NY, I-490 WEST,Take exit #8 onto RT-531 WEST toward BROCKPORT/SPENCERPORT - go 7.9 mi, Turn right on WASHINGTON ST[RT-36] - travel 1000' and then turn left on Route 31 (3 miles), Turn Right on Route 260 Sweden Walker Road (3 miles), Turn left on Route 104 west (3 miles), Turn left on Sherwood Drive (1000 feet), Turn Left on Valleyview Drive. Our home is number 73 Valleyview Drive Welcome to our solar home!!
Home of Bill and Sue LaBine of Avon New York
Organization: Renewable Energy Works!
Contact Name: Bill LaBine
Email: bill2007@renewableenergyworks.com
Home Phone: 585-226-8521
Address: 290 Genesee St. Avon NY
Type of Building: Home
Square Feet: 2400
Building Style: Victorian
Year Built: 1899, 2001 addition
Fuel Type: Natural Gas
Annual Heating Fuel Consumption: approx 600 therms
Annual Electricity Use: approx 3,700 kwh used/ 2,300 solar/ 1400 purchased
Window Brand: Accurate Dorwin, Hurd, Marvin, plus several originals!
Insulation Type: Icynene, blown-in cellulose, R-26+ in walls, R-80 ceiling, R-24 basement walls (addition)
Building Features: Alternative Fuel Vehicle, Composting Toilet, Daylighting, Grid-tied Photovoltaics, Passive Solar, Solar Domestic Hot Water
Other Building Information: About 3000 watts of utility-intertied PV with battery backup (Trace Power Panel). Endless Shower heat exchanger, solar hot water with natural gas fired (Takagi Jr.) tankless backup, solar hot air, passive-solar addition features super-insulation, super windows, thermal mass (tile floor), tubular skylights, Window Quilts insulated window curtains and a large root cellar. The home also includes many Energy Star rated lights and appliances including an Energy Star whole-house dehumidifier, Asko horizontal-axis washing machine and dishwasher, and much more! Two turbodiesel cars running on home-brewed Biodiesel (over 40 miles per gallon). Electric vehicle (tractor & riding lawnmower)
General Information: This 100 year old Victorian with a new addition on the back shows the best of renovation and new building features. First net metered PV system in Niagra Mohawk territory. www.renewableenergyworks.com
Special Considerations: Street parking, Stair climbing required
Directions: From I-390 (about 10 miles south of Rochester) take Rts 5 & 20 west to Avon’s traffic circle (about 2.5 miles). Go south at the traffic circle (a “left” if you will) onto Genesee Street. Our (yellow) house is on the left (east) side of the street about 0.5 miles from the traffic circle.
The Powell Solar Home in Honeoye Falls / Lima
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Contact Name:
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Anthony Powell
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Email:
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apowell4@rochester.rr.com
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Address:
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1147 Dalton Road Honeoye Falls, N.Y. 14472
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Building:
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Residential Square Feet: 2400
2 ½ Story Modular, built in Victorian Style.
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Year Built:
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1994
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Fuel Type:
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Oil
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This new to 2007 solar home consists of a 3420 watt solar powered, battery based grid connected system. The two solar arrays are backyard mounted on two Power-Fab top of pole mounts with each array consisting of (9) 190 watt Evergreen Solar modules per pole. The PV system is backyard mounted, alone with a custom designed wind turbine, using a 48 Volt power system and 1200 watts of wind generating power for lighting, and other backed up power appliances.
The Balance of system includes an Outback Power system (Outback mate, (2) MX-60 charge controllers, GVFX-3648 power inverter, with four M/K agm sealed batteries.
Other neat items include a Davis Vantage Pro Web linked w/ server, Over 20 Compact Florescent bulbs, Christmas lights - some wired 48 volt DC, A SunRise Solar GBL850 11 watt solar 12" gable vent fan, Energy Star Washer and much more!
Home is open until 1:00pm only, please no visitors after this time.
From North – Take I-390 S to Exit 11 Rush/Rt 15, left onto Rt15 South, follow about 2 miles to flashing light at Honeoye Falls#6 Rd, turn left and follow HF#6 East about 3 miles till Dalton Rd on right, just after large rock quarry. House is 3rd house on left, ½ mile south of HF#6.
From South – Take I-390 N to Exit 10 Avon/Rt 5&20 , right onto Rt5&20 East, follow for about 3 miles till village of Lima limits, turn Left onto Dalton Rd, we are 2 miles North on Right
Other Directions- we are close to corner(light) of Honeoye Falls #6 Rd(main street Honeoye Falls) and Rt 15A(Between Rush and Lima) , follow HF#6 West ½ mile to Dalton Rd on left. House is 3rd house on left, ½ mile south of HF#6.
Plenty of off street parking on circle up at house.
The Young's solar photovoltaic home in Newark New York
This home located in Newark New York features the latest in solar photovoltaic technology. Thirty Evergreen solar modules are the power generation of this system, with the panels roof mounted.
The power inverter is a Sunny Boy SMA is a 6000U. Total wattage of this system is 5700 watts of grid connected power. This customer is using this solar generated power to charge his electric cars, yes you heard this right, his electric cars. THIS CUSTOMER IS ALSO OFFERING ELECTRIC CAR RIDES TO THOSE INTERESTED
Other items of interest are the electric vehicles that this collector has, a Solectra electric car, and even a natural gas vehicle!
Home was built in 1984 and is 1100 sq feet with a wood burning fireplace.
This home also has energy CF lighting.
The solar PV system was installed by Rochester Solar Technologies a division of O'Connell Electric Company project
Mike Young
6411 Silver Hill Road
Newark, NY 14513
315-879-7165
Special Considerations: Driveway parking, Stair climbing required
Home of Douglas Stockman
Email: dstockman@pol.net
Home phone: 585-872-unlisted
Work phone: 585-279-4811
Address: 1170 Frawley Drive
City: Webster
State: NY Zip: 14580
Building Information:
Building style: Cape Cod variant
Square feet: 2,200
Year built: 2000
Other features (please include information about green building products such as recycled
and non-toxic materials, certified wood, brands, etc.):
Spancrete main floor, Structural Insulated Panels (SIPs)
Playing with solar air heating panels and solar water heater for radiant floor
Year of PV and/or solar hot water system: PV- 2000, solar hot water - 2006
Other features (please include information about green building products such as recycled
and non-toxic materials, certified wood, brands, etc.):
Spancrete main floor, Structural Insulated Panels (SIPs)
Playing with solar air heating panels and solar water heater for radiant floor
Year of PV and/or solar hot water system: PV- 2000, solar hot water - 2006
System Components:
Whisper 175 wind turbine, Lake Michigan Wind and Sun tilt-up guyed tower, 1.2 kW PV for house, 500 watt for pool pump, solar pool heater for inground pool, Sunda evacuated tube solar water heating panels into home-made 100 gallon water tank, Xantrex SW5548 inverter, 2 @ 850 amphr 48 volt deep cycle flooded lead acid batteries, Takagi instant on water heater, Ocean boiler for radiant floor heat, Heat recovery ventilation. Small PV system with leftover components for barn power.
Grid-tied or off the grid (select one): Battery-based, but net metered to seel excess electricity
Amount and type of insulation: SIP's – 6 inch, about R24 – R40, blow-in insulation attic – R-50.
Utility Information:
Fuel type: Passive solar, Vermont Casting Encore wood stove, Natural Gas boilers
Annual heating fuel consumption: 8-10 face cords wood, minimal natural gas for heating
Annual electricity use: None from grid x 6 yrs (since system up). Estimate about 200 kWh/month.
General Information:
We designed and built our house to reduce annual energy use – particularly from non-renewable sources while using a very traditional home design for upstate New York. The passive solar design combined with significant insulation and a tight building envelope reduces the need for external heating. The use of biomass (i.e. Wood) in a high efficiency wood stove allows us to keep the house at 75 degrees in the winter when there is no sun. The hybrid wind turbine and PV electrical generation system have met all our electricity needs for the past seven years. About 50% of our domestic hot water comes from a solar water heater that preheats water before it goes to an instant on Takagi gas-fired water heater. The in-ground pool is solar heated and the pump is solar powered. The barn's simple electrical needs are met by left over system components from other projects. A home made solar air heater adds heat to the walk out basement.
Special Considerations: Home will only be open from 1:00pm til 4:00pm
Directions:
MapQuest: 1170 Frawley Drive Webster, NY 14580
Buffalo homes are also on the tour!
Walter and Nancy Simpson
4 Meadow Stream Ct
Amherst, NY 14226
This Buffalo area home is owned by Walter and Nan Simpson and features the finest in renewable energy technology. It starts with a solar hot water heating system. There is a also a 2.4Kw solar string based PV system to sell electric back to the grid. Other improvments include energy lighting, extra insulations factors, and a energy monitoring doctor to assist in energy knowledge.
View other solar tour homes here
 
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