Permalink Reply by Mark Richardson on March 18, 2013 at 6:39am "We had a beautiful souther exposure, next thing I know... someone put a tree right in the middle of my yard!"
Permalink Reply by Tom on March 21, 2013 at 7:22am If the solar array has been there for five or six years, sure.
The real problems will come when it's the neighbor's tree that messes up the economics of your rooftop array.
Permalink Reply by Dennis Heidner on March 21, 2013 at 9:52pm Sad to say, while traveling in Germany I saw a lot similar installations. With big enough incentives roofs become very valuable space.
But on the positive side - the shading on the panels will keep them cooler. Cooler panels produce more power than hot panels.... :-(
Permalink Reply by John Harper on March 22, 2013 at 9:30am At least the tree appears to be deciduous!
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