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I am helping a non-profit retirement village to develop a ground mount solar array to reduce electricity costs. Because a large portion of the land is situated on a former landfill (largely construction materials) the solar panel support structure may be more expensive than standard mounts. I am looking ...

I started with 12 panels + inverter (3.42 kW), then added 3.3 kW and finally added 2.56 kW. So I have a mix of 250, 300 and 320 W panels. The first set of panels had the aluminum colored frames, but subsequent panels have black borders and look good on my southish facing roof. My return on investment ...

In my experience, people want to know most about the financial aspects of going solar. When will the solar system pay for itself? What are the costs to install a solar system? Occasionally someone will tell me that "it's the right thing to do". In my community (retirement), I was the first to install ...

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 ...

My first set of 12 panels went up in Dec 2012. I was the first home to have solar panels (in our HOA of 51 homes). Neighbors inquired when the saw the installation truck and workers installing the system. Now we have 12 homes with solar panels, all roof mounted and no one complains of any eyesore look ...