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Senate Co-Sponsorship Memoranda
Senate of Pennsylvania
Session of 2017 - 2018
Regular Session
MEMORANDUM
| Posted: | January 12, 2018 11:12 AM |
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| From: | Senator Andrew E. Dinniman |
| To: | All Senate members |
| Subject: | Removing Obstacles to Residential Rights to Solar Energy |
| I will soon introduce legislation preventing homeowners’ associations (HOA) from prohibiting the installation of solar panels and solar energy systems on freestanding homes within their communities. I am drafting this legislation after a family in my Chester County district was prevented from installing such a system under the rules of their HOA. Pennsylvania should be encouraging the use of solar power and green energy systems on residential homes as a way to derive clean pure energy from the sun. These systems are not only beneficial for the environment and combat greenhouse gas emission, but they also offer significant savings on individual energy bills and can reduce our collective dependence on fossil fuels. Solar systems are silent, pollution-free, and have no impact on neighboring homes. As the cost of solar systems continues to decline (and the benefits increase), more are more Pennsylvanians will be interested in pursuing the use of solar power at home. Please join me in co-sponsoring this legislation and removing needless obstacles to residents’ rights to harness the power of the solar energy at home. |
Introduced as SB1039