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Cheshire committee directs design changes for Barnum solar plan, favors back-hill and roof arrays over front-facing carport
Summary
Designers presented alternate solar configurations for Barnum Elementary; the committee broadly supported maximizing rear/hill and roof-mounted arrays while minimizing front-facing ground mounts or carports for aesthetic reasons and asked the team to return Dec. 11 with mock-ups and roof-mounted panel images.
The committee reviewed proposed solar-array layouts for Barnum Elementary and debated trade-offs between energy production, visibility and aesthetics.
Aaron (design lead) presented several options — roof-mounted panels, a larger ground-mount array on the back hill, and a carport option. He noted some panels would require a 6-foot fence if ground-mounted and that…
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