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  • 1.  Community Solar in HOA neighborhoods

    Posted 03-03-2021 07:49 PM
    Hi all, I'm wondering if anyone has had experience with homeowners associations and solar? Maybe a community HOA solar program? Share power, roof and cost.

    My HOA is responsible for the roof of the townhome community I  live in North Carolina and they just installed brand new roofs! (Best time for solar!)

    A lot of people rent. Are there any programs to incentivize landlords to install solar? 




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    Oscar Llama
    Engineer
    NCSU
    oscar_llama@ncsu.edu
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  • 2.  RE: Community Solar in HOA neighborhoods

    ASES Life Member
    Posted 03-24-2021 10:06 AM
    Oscar,

    Ah, this is a question that comes around quite often!

    @Terrell Cato do you have any resources handy you can share with Oscar about HOA's and solar?

    Maybe our policy division chair, @Gilbert Michaud has insights as well?

    Thank you so much for your question!

    Sincerely,​

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    Carly Cipolla
    Director of Operations
    American Solar Energy Society
    http://ases.org
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  • 3.  RE: Community Solar in HOA neighborhoods

    Divisions Leader
    Posted 03-24-2021 03:43 PM
    Yeah, good question.  This is the split incentive problem, for rental properties.

    Our friends at Solar United Neighbors have a nice guidebook on HOA solar: https://www.solarunitedneighbors.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/01/SUN_HOA-Guide_FINAL.pdf

    Gilbert

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    Gilbert Michaud
    Assistant Professor of Practice
    Ohio University
    michaudg@ohio.edu
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  • 4.  RE: Community Solar in HOA neighborhoods

    Posted 03-24-2021 08:21 PM
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    I live in a HOA of 55 homes in Blacksburg, VA. In December 2015, I had 12 solar panels installed on my south-facing roof. Virginia had established a law that no HOA could prevent an owner from installing solar panels. Regulations were written by the HOA Board at the time and revised through 2020. Since 2015, I've made 2 additions of solar panels, the most recent being November 2020, when I added 8 panels on my garage roof facing west/southwest. I'm uploading our rules for our HOA.

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    Bill Baker
    Volunteer with Citizens Climate Lobby
    Blacksburg, VA
    bakerw98@live.com
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