Committee tables solar‑panel application at 7 Linelle Lane to seek rear‑roof solution

YARMOUTH, Mass. — The Old Kings Highway Committee voted April 13 to table application 26-A038, which would install 20 solar panels at 7 Linelle Lane, after members and the homeowner discussed tradeoffs between production and curb appeal.

Carla Stone, the homeowner, said she recently had roofing work done and wants the panels to lower her electric bill. She recounted an installer estimate that, based on a Google Earth review, the proposed layout would achieve "greater than a 58% production" (reported by the homeowner referencing the installer). Committee members questioned why several front-facing panels were proposed rather than placing additional panels on the rear roof, which could be less visible to the street and, now that some trees had been removed, might provide comparable production.

The Trinity Solar representative said the application packet and initial production mapping had favored the proposed layout; the committee requested a site inspection and asked the installer to produce a revised layout showing rear placement options. A motion to table the application "and see if we can perhaps get appropriate production on the rear roof only" carried by voice vote.

The application will be reconsidered after the installer provides updated production figures and a site inspection is performed.