Solar Panels Not Ugly

And jeff cornejo thinks that modern solar is not ugly and if anything should help resale of course he s right.

Solar panels not ugly.

Solar has been a hot topic during at least one recent village board meeting where village officials cited concerns from some residents who don t want to see solar panels and. Many people who are interested in solar have reservations on moving forward and hesitate partially due to aesthetics. The village s volunteer architectural committee has told several residents seeking needed approvals for rooftop solar that panels are not an approved roofing material. Standard ground mounts use metal framing driven into the ground to hold your solar panels up at a fixed angle.

So in an effort to educate consumers about what comprises an aesthetically pleasing well installed solar system allow me to present the good the bad and the ugly. Not all ground mounted solar panel systems are created equal. So what is a non ugly solar panel like. Until that day however showing those concerned with aesthetics that there are much uglier things to worry about then the way a clean.

These new england clean energy installations are neat tidy and attractive evenly spaced panels the arrays fit the roofs well and not an inch of conduit in sight. Solar panels need not be ugly why do solar panels always have to be so ugly. Instead of coordinating the move of the satellite dish the designers skipped a panel. Asks marjan van aubel solar designer in her very engaging ted talk last year.

Did we mention ugly. Solar panels are noticeable additives to the home so it s very understandable as to the concern regarding how it alters the home s look. That s more than miami or san. There are two basic types of ground mounted solar panel systems.

Solar panels usually stand out and are easily recognized for what they are and what they do by the community. But we are a society of appearance we like attractive things and this does not exclude solar panels. But because of the following i m just not ready yet. Solar adoption across the usa is increasing every day.

These things are great. Pipes going over the peak of the roof. This one violates almost all of our good solar design rules. It won t be long before almost all sunny neighborhoods are solar powered and homes without solar panels in those neighborhoods will look outdated and passé.

I agree that rooftop solar is generally a good thing for a whole lot of reasons. Do they make my house look ugly or do they make my house look more sophisticated. Some standard ground mounted solar panel systems can be manually adjusted a few times a year to account. A new study by berkeley national lab says that the average solar system will add about 15 000 to the value of a home across the us.

Homes without solar will become obsolete. Well this is a matter of choice ultimately but most people enjoy the appearance of monocrystalline silicon and thin film solar panels more because they are uniform.