Open Neighborhoods and LA Beyond Coal to Host Westside Solar Tour

Open Neighborhoods – run by Mar Vistans James Brennan and John Ayers – together with the Sierra Club’s LA Beyond Coal Campaign, will co-host the Westside Solar tour on Sat. Oct. 1.

The tour will combine guided and self-guided tours of homes, businesses and public buildings where attendees can learn about solar initiatives, how to utilize energy efficient practices and help reduce those expensive utility bills.

Among the homes and businesses on the tour are The Sidewalk Café, The Brig and The Electric Lodge in Venice, and the Oasis Healing Center in Mar Vista.

The tour is part of a series of nationwide events hosted by the American Solar Energy Society. According to a statement by the Sierra Club, some 165,000 people are expected to view 5,500 buildings in 3,200 communities across the country.

The tour will take place in Mar Vista from 10 a.m. – 1 p.m. on Saturday, and in Venice from 2 – 5 p.m. To see tour options for other Westside neighborhoods, click here.

If you have a solar-powered home or business on the Westside, it’s not too late to sign up to be part of the tour. Simply click on this link and fill in the form.

To learn more or to RSVP for the tour email Spike Lewis at spike.lewis@gmail.com or phone 310-490-1477.

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