The second of Oak Park Climate Action Network’s 2025 Clean Energy Open Houses, on April 6, welcomed 50 folks to tour the green upgrades in three typical Oak Park houses. Visitors learned from homeowners and contractors about weatherization, heat pumps, rooftop solar arrays, and induction stoves and other electric appliances, as well as costs, financial offsets, savings, and more. The event was made possible by the generosity of the homeowners, the efforts of more than a dozen volunteers, and the cooperation of the contractors, to whom we’re sincerely grateful.
Missed the Clean Energy Open Houses? Check out the video tours from both events at The Electric Home Show on YouTube, and stay current on future home tours and other events by joining OPCAN’s mailing list at https://opcan.org/join-us and following us on social media.
Got questions about home energy efficiency upgrades, electrifying HVAC and appliances, electric vehicles, or other ways to reduce your personal climate-heating emissions? Check out OPCAN’s free Climate Coaches program, offered in partnership with the village of Oak Park, at https://opcan.org/climate-coaches. It’s one more opportunity to learn from the personal experience of neighbors who have already undertaken upgrades to make their homes healthier and more sustainable while saving money. Whether you rent or own a house or condo, you can take action. Let OPCAN show you how.
Wendy Greenhouse
Oak Park Climate Action Network
