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Eco-Friendly Home Tours 2026

Earth Day In May

Saturday, May 30, 2026
2:00 pm - 4:00 pm

(Rain date: Sunday, May 31)
Various locations around town
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Meet some cool people and learn about eco-friendly ways that will save you money yearly to cool and heat your home, plus solar, battery storage, electric lawn equipment, EVs and more. Hear from these neighbors and see everything firsthand—there’s something for everyone. See below for full details.

24 Bolton Road – new construction 2025

  • Geothermal HVAC
    • Two vertical geothermal wells on the north side of the house, each 450’ deep
    • WaterFurnace Series 7 for the first floor (2 zones) and basement (1 zone)
    • WaterFurnace Series 5 for the second floor (1 zone)
    • Code-required electric backup
    • Skilling & Sons installed wells, Boucher Energy Systems installed the HVAC
  • Solar: 23 panels, 10 kW, installed November 2025
  • EV: 2021 Tesla Model 3
  • Lawnmower: Electric Stihl RMA510

18 Lover’s Lane – older home

  • Geothermal HVAC – Ground source heat pumps: 1 integrated unit and 1 split for second floor.
  • Rooftop Solar: 12.6kWh (45 panel) LG280S1C-B3,
  • Inverter: SolarEdge with Optimizers
  • Hot water heat pump with desuperheater supply tank
  • EV: VW ID Buzz, Tesla Model 3
  • E-bike: Aventon Lvl2
  • Lawn Equipment: Ego Riding mower, push mower, string trimmer, backpack blower, edge trimmer, chain saw, snow blower

21 Mill Road – Net Zero new construction 2017 “Rivendell”

  • Air Source HVAC comes from an air source heat pump which is the only load greater than the electric car
  • Solar – 56 panels generate more electricity (on a yearly basis) than Rivendell consumes.
  • Batteries store energy from solar to be used after sundown.
  • Triple glazed windows.
  • Insulation: Twelve inches of open and closed cell insulation in the walls and roof.
  • EV – 2020 Chevy Bolt LT, 2023 Chevy Bolt EUV
  • E-bike: Freedare Saiga

3 Still River Depot Road – older home

  • Air Source HVAC: 3 Mitsubishi Air source heat pumps (mini-splits) ranging from 9,000 – 2,000 BTU
  • Solar : Rooftop – 8.140 kilowatts (kW) System – (22) Solaria PowerXT-370 (370 watt) panels
  • Inverter Generac 7.6 kW
  • 12kWh Battery: (4) Generac PWRcell 3.0 kWh DCB
  • transfer switch: Automatic – Generac PWRcell ATS
  • Hybrid Water Heater: Gal State – HPX-66-DHPTNE
  • EV – 2025 Hyundai Ioniq 5N
  • Chicken water heated using rooftop solar

207 Still River Road – older home

  • Geothermal HVAC
    • WaterFurnace Series 7 for the first floor (1 zone)
    • WaterFurnace Series 7 split unit for the second floor (1 zone)
    • Three vertical geothermal wells, each 450’ deep
    • System installed July 2022
  • Solar: 34 REC panels, 13.7 kW with Enphase IQ8+ Microinverters, installed July 2022
  • Hot water heat pumpwith desuperheater supply tank
  • EVs: 2025 Volkswagen ID Buzz and 2025 BMW i4
  • Robotic Electric Lawnmower: Husqvarna Automower 450XH