Quote:I'm not in a HOA, but I am in a historical district and they don't like anything that doesn't look age appropriate.

well one thing is that solar panels can be mounted on the ground on poles or appropriate mounting devices hidden from the road behind fences...maybe the historical district committee would allow that?  

 

I have seen many different solar configurations and panels and thought I would like to convert my home or maybe just a portion of my home to solar power, but unless you are wayyyyy out of town where there are no utilities, solar is so costly you never get to the point that it's worth the investment...The panels degrade and lose their ability to do their job and the batteries only last about 5 years... I would be very interested in just getting enough solar power to run my heat and air, water heater and maybe stove but I would probably use gas for a stove and maybe water heater

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