Oak Park Clean Energy Open House

cskolnik cskolnik, March 21, 2025

 

Photos from Derek Eder home featured in the open house. See more photos and information from Derek here.

 

If you’ve ever wondered about steps you can take to make your old house live a little bit greener, the Oak Park Climate Action Network (OPCAN) is ready to show you how.  An energy open house on April 6 will highlight local homeowners who have made green energy updates to their houses.

Attendees can see:

  •  a 1916 brick bungalow of 2,800 square feet that is fully electrified with rooftop solar, heat pump HVAC and hot water heater, electric appliances
  •  a 1927 brick home of roughly 1,910 square feet that is upgraded with a heat pump HVAC (requiring a conversion from radiators to ducted forced air), electric appliances
  •  a 1910 American four-square, stucco house of 3,400 square feet that is fully electrified with rooftop solar, geothermal, heat pump HVAC and hot water heater, electric appliances

During the open house, the homeowners will be on hand to answer questions about their green energy updates. Each open house will also have a volunteer from OPCAN who can answer questions about the organization.

OPCAN’s Clean Energy Open House take place on  April 6 from 2 p.m. to 4 p.m.  The event is free, but registration is required. Registration is available at OPCAN’s website: https://opcan.org/updates/clean-energy-open-houses-march-9-amp-april-6

 

Text quoted with adaptations from Wednesday Journal of Oak Park and River Forest. More details here.