Homeowners Associations and Solar Panels Don't Always Mix

Wed, 21 Nov 2007 07:30:48 -0000

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Having built a swimming pool for his children in his backyard, Matt Burdick of Chandler, Arizona planned to heat it in winter with solar hot water panels. It would be an environmentally responsible and economical way to heat a non-essential part of his home, he thought. But the $5,000 panels had not been in place on his roof for long before he received an official letter ordering their removal. Not from the State of Arizona, the local police department or the Chandler Planning Department, but from the Homeowners' Association of which he was a dues-paying member.

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Google Solar Panel Project

Sat, 06 Oct 2007 06:42:34 -0000

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In October 2006, Google announced a commitment to solar energy production and launched the largest solar panel installation to date on a corporate campus in the United States. Google has installed over 90% of the 9,212 solar panels that comprise the 1,600 kilowatt project. Panels cover the rooftops of eight buildings and two newly constructed solar carports at the Googleplex (check out this fly-over video).

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Posted by: keulenae

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Homeowners Associations and Solar Panels Don't Always Mix

Google Solar Panel Project