Thoughts on the aesthetics of Solar PV Panels

[jrwbooth]

Hello everybody I am new to this site so am a bit unsure if I am going about this the right way. I am currently writing my dissertation on solar panels, and am researching into the extent that the aesthetics of solar panels inhibits their uptake. I would be very grateful if you could complete this very quick survey to help me along my way.

http://kwiksurveys.com/s.asp?sid=um3corw7gs8i0ws279933

This is the first part of my research, and will be needing some industry professionals to complete a survey as my second part of research, so if any of you could help me there I would again be very thankful.

Thanks everyone

[J.P.M.]

Hello everybody I am new to this site so am a bit unsure if I am going about this the right way. I am currently writing my dissertation on solar panels, and am researching into the extent that the aesthetics of solar panels inhibits their uptake. I would be very grateful if you could complete this very quick survey to help me along my way.

http://kwiksurveys.com/s.asp?sid=um3corw7gs8i0ws279933

This is the first part of my research, and will be needing some industry professionals to complete a survey as my second part of research, so if any of you could help me there I would again be very thankful.

Thanks everyone

Reading this post I'm reminded of the time I was at a lecture where a very well known and very respected solar energy guru from Israel castigated the solar energy community for writing papers that were mostly useless, a waste of time and amounted to little more than academic welfare. Try - things become more accepted as time and visibility advance. QED. BTW: I hope your punctuation, grammar and sentence construction are better for your dissertation than your post.

[jrwbooth]

Reading this post I'm reminded of the time I was at a lecture where a very well known and very respected solar energy guru from Israel castigated the solar energy community for writing papers that were mostly useless, a waste of time and amounted to little more than academic welfare. Try - things become more accepted as time and visibility advance. QED. BTW: I hope your punctuation, grammar and sentence construction are better for your dissertation than your post.

Thank's for the supportive word's of wisdom.

[J.P.M.]

Thank's for the supportive word's of wisdom.

Welcome to the neighborhood. You want straight, constructive comment/feedback - stay tuned. You want unconditional support, buy a dog.

[jrwbooth]

Welcome to the neighborhood. You want straight, constructive comment/feedback - stay tuned. You want unconditional support, buy a dog.

Haha!

[Pensacola 10K]

Yah they dont look so hot on some homes

Just installed 10k system on my house and the wife is not to pleased with the looks. She's a good one so its not going to be a problem but I do have to agree it is a major detraction from the ascetics of the home. We have a long front yard with the front of the house to the south side facing the street with a very nice green architectural roof, cedar plank siding. Due to a two hip dormers on the south side the solar array layout could not be continuous and that adds to the detraction. I don't know but I think if I were to put the home up for sale as is I would be lucky to sell it for what I could have before installing the panels. Luckily with the long front yard I will be able to strategically plant a couple of trees that will obstruct the view of the roof within years with out shading the array so it will work out ok in time.

Not unhappy that I purchased the system, but I can see where others would decide against it.

[jrwbooth]

Just installed 10k system on my house and the wife is not to pleased with the looks. She's a good one so its not going to be a problem but I do have to agree it is a major detraction from the ascetics of the home. We have a long front yard with the front of the house to the south side facing the street with a very nice green architectural roof, cedar plank siding. Due to a two hip dormers on the south side the solar array layout could not be continuous and that adds to the detraction. I don't know but I think if I were to put the home up for sale as is I would be lucky to sell it for what I could have before installing the panels. Luckily with the long front yard I will be able to strategically plant a couple of trees that will obstruct the view of the roof within years with out shading the array so it will work out ok in time.

Not unhappy that I purchased the system, but I can see where others would decide against it.

Thankyou, very useful.

[SunEagle]

Beauty is in the eye of the beholder or something like that.

I believe you will find that there are many versions of what people perceive of what a solar panel system looks like or should look like. And those versions will be different from one generation to another.

Back in the 50's everyone wanted a white picket fence in their front yard. Now most people think it looks ugly. The same goes for lawn ornaments and house paint color. I think Pink was very popular in Florida for a long while but now forget it.

I wish you luck with your research. Make sure you collect enough data across a lot of demographics or you may end up with a biased opinion.