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CLEVELAND, Ohio -- Green Energy Ohio's annual free tour of homes and businesses featuring solar arrays, wind turbines, solar-powered electric cars, geothermal heating and other technologies is the weekend of Oct 3, 4 and 5.
Across the state, there are more than 100 open houses.
In Northeast Ohio, there are four guided tours, including two free bus tours, one in Summit County and one combining stops in Lake, Geauga and Ashtabula counties. Both include complimentary lunches.
The guided tours require that you register in advance.
For a state-wide overview, click here.
Here are links to the tours with the site details and registration directions:
> East of Cleveland tour, click here.
> Greater Akron tour, click here.
> Stark County tour, click here.
> Oberlin tour, click here.
Don't like guided tours? Click here for a state-wide directory of open houses. You can locate them by region and county or find out which are nearest to your home.