Tour Sites
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#1 Olympia Unitarian Universalist Congregation
2300 East End Street NW, Olympia 98502
3.76 kWSystem installed 2012 by South Sound Solar and NexGen Systems. The first church to go solar in Olympia.
Directions: From Harrison, Go North on Division for 1.4 miles, to Burbank Ave., Left, & first right to Church
#2 Lambrix Home
322 Rogers St. NW Olympia 98502
Solar Hot Water Installed 2006 by Mr Sun Solar. 3.6 kW system installed 2006 by Brothers Electric and reinstalled 2011 by Options 4 Solar.
Directions: From Harrison & Division go East to Rogers, Left to #322
# 3 Kaech House
303 Percival Street NW, Olympia 98502
Solar Hot Water installed 2012 by Vaughn Mechanical. 4.6 kW System install 2010 by Brothers Electric. Also featuring a wind turbine.
Directions: From Harrison & Division go East to Percival, Left to #303
#4 Bergford Inspiration Home
1402 13th Ave SE, Olympia 98501
Solar Hot Water installed 2012 by South Sound Solar. 700 W Solar Electric installed 2012 by South Sound Solar. PSE will be on site to answer questions about net metering and connecting to the grid.
Directions: From Plum and 4th Ave. go East, Right on Eastside (go 0.5 miles) to 11th Ave., Left to T intersection, Right, to 13th Ave, Right, to #1402
#5 North Passive House
1116 Marion St. NE, Olympia 98506
6.4 kW Solar installed 2011 by Sun Energy System. This Certified Passive House was built with solar in mind.
Directions: From Plum and 4th Ave. go East to Puget St, Turn Left/North, at Pine Ave, Right for ¼ miles to Marion, Left to #1116
#6 Roth/Preston Residence
1503 San Francisco Ave NE, Olympia 98506
2.16 kW System installed 2012 by South Sound Solar. This system was designed to not take away from the classic style of this home.
Directions: From Plum & 4th, Go East to Puget St., Left/North to San Francisco, East/Right to #1503
#7 The Iron Horse Farm
2702 Gull Harbor Rd. NE, Olympia 98506
Solar Hot Water installed 2009 using Evacuated Tubes. 4.2 kWSystem Installed 2012 By South Sound Solar. Organic farm and the cutest pigs.
Directions: From Plum & 4th, go North 2 miles to Ames Rd, Turn Right, At ‘T’ intersection, Turn Right onto Gull Harbor Rd, go 1/4 miles to #2701 on Right side
#8 Brown/Kendra Home
3341 Gull Harbor Rd NE, Olympia 98506
3.9 kW system installed 2009 by South Sound Solar. System provides approximately 95% of the household electrical use.
Directions: From Plum & 4th, go North 2 miles to Ames Rd, Turn Right, At T intersection Turn Left onto Gull Harbor Rd, go 1/4 miles to #3341 on Left side
#9 Bollinger/Daniel
6710 Boston Harbor Rd, Olympia 98506
Solar Hot Water installed 2008 by South Sound Solar. 3.6 kW System installed 2012 by South Sound Solar.
Directions: From 4th Ave, Go North on E. Bay Drive/Boston Harbor Rd for 6.2 miles to #6710 on the Right
#10 PV + Solar Hot Water Site
313 72nd Way NE, Olympia 98506
Solar Hot Water installed 2006 by Sunworks. 4.68 kW system install 2011 by South Sound Solar.
Directions: From Plum and 4th Ave, Go north on East Bay Dr/Boston Harbor Rd, for 5.5 miles to T intersection, turn Right and 2nd Left on 72nd Way to #313
#11 South Sound Solar Central
4511 Lemon Rd NE, Olympia 98506
Solar Hot Water installed 2008. 3.2 kW Grid Tied Solar Electric installed 2009. Both systems are 2nd hand and over 15 years old.
Directions: East Bay Dr/Boston Harbor Rd North to 36th Ave., Right, go 1.9 miles to Lemon Road, Left for 0.9 miles, # 4511 is on Left
#12 Yoong Residence
3502 Surrey Drive NE, Lacey 98506
3.9 kWSystem Installed 2012 by South Sound Solar. Sustainability is possible in a subdivision.
Directions: From Pacific Ave and Lilly Road go north 1.1 miles, past Providence Hosp. to Surrey Drive, Turn Left for 1/10 miles to #3502
#13 Sunset Air Inc.
5210 Lacey Blvd. SE, Lacey 98503
14.4 kW System installed 2011 by Sunset Air Inc. Grid-tied with batteries in case of a power outage. The first privately built commercial LEED GOLD building in Washington State. Also has a commercial electric vehicle charging station.
Directions: From Martin Way, follow College Street to Lacey Blvd, turn Left/East to Sunset Air on Left , #5210
#14 Wolfe Family Home
7402 20th Ave. SE, Lacey 98503
3.1 kW System installed 2007 by American Community Energy.
Directions: I-5 take exit 109, go east on Martin Way to Carpenter Rd Right, go 2.2 miles, turn on 20th Avenue and go 0.4 miles to #7402
#15 Overdeep Residence
5129 39th Ave SE, Lacey 98503
4.68 kW System installed 2011 by South Sound Solar.
Directions: From Martin Way, follow College Street south to 39th , turn Left to #5129
#16 Stonehedge Energy Project
7000 Canterwood Dr. SE, Olympia 98513
23.04 kW system installed 2011 by Sunset Air. The largest system on the tour, with an electric car charging station!
Directions: From Martin Way follow College St. south, left on Lacey Blvd, right on Ruddell Road, Approx. 3 miles to Yelm Hwy. through intersection, go 1 mile to Canterwood Drive, Right to #7000
#17 Climate Neutral Site
6015 Marantha Lane SW, Olympia 98512
10.3 kW total system installed collaboratively by Puget Sound Solar and South Sound Solar in 3 phases, using in and out of state components. Electric car charging station!
Directions: From Hwy 101 & Black Lake Blvd, go south 4.5 miles to ‘T’ intersection, Delphi, Left, take 1st Right on Alpine, go 1.1 miles to North Hill Ln, Right, for 0.7 miles, to Marantha Ln, Right to top of hill
#18 Pettit Power
4645 Centerlane NE, Olympia 98516
4.08 kW PV system installed 2011 & 2012 by Sunset Air. We built our home in 1986. We choose our plan with the idea of going solar “some day”.
Directions: I-5 north to exit 111, right on Marvin Road, Left on Martin Way, Left on Meridian Rd NE, left on 46th Ave NE, right on Centerlane NE, #4645 is on left
#19 Watterson House
1132 Central Ave E., Tenino 98589
6 kW Electric System installed 2011 by A&R. Lots of information on the financial incentives and payback.
Directions: Follow Capital Blvd south (becomes Hwy 99) 10 miles to Tenino, left at Sussex Ave., 0.1 miles Right on Bognor, and Left on Central to #1132.