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Rooftop Solar Companies Cash In on Government Handouts
Townhall.com ^ | July 24, 2014 | David Williams

Posted on 07/24/2014 5:35:33 PM PDT by Kaslin

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To: Fresh Wind
I assume the roofers have to take them off.

And what happens to them in a hurricane?Or tornado, I would think they be flying all over the place probably hitting people

21 posted on 07/25/2014 4:19:12 AM PDT by Kaslin (He needed the ignorant to reelect him, and he got them. Now we all have to pay the consequenses)
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“3. plant trees!”

Yes, indeed. I was going to add that, but thought I should keep my post as brief as possible. Several municipalities have “sunshine” (or some such) laws, which require property owners to cut down trees that shade a neighbours roof — where the neighbour wants to install solar power. (There have been FR threads about this topic.)

It’s tough to chose the stupidest government regulations; but these bylaws have to come near the top. Someone has free cooling (thanks to their neighbour’s shade tree), and uses the iron fist of government to force his neighbour to cut down the tree — so that he can spend tens of thousands of dollars installing solar power, to attempt to provide as much cooling mechanically.

Oh, and they also want government grants for this folly.


22 posted on 07/25/2014 12:13:18 PM PDT by USFRIENDINVICTORIA
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It’s tough to chose the stupidest government regulations; but these bylaws have to come near the top.

And that's why I live in the country; outside of all government control (and quasi ones; too) except for county, state and federal.

23 posted on 07/25/2014 1:41:42 PM PDT by Elsie (Heck is where people, who don't believe in Gosh, think they are not going...)
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To: palmer
Wow.

Thanks for your reply.

24 posted on 07/26/2014 1:39:31 AM PDT by Captainpaintball (Immigration without assimilation is the death of a nation)
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To: Kaslin
Golf-ball to baseball sized hail?
25 posted on 07/28/2014 10:09:38 PM PDT by tdscpa
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