A common complaint among home buyers and home owners is that Home Owners Associations and Common Interest Communities is that they don't allow for solar installations.
At a recent CRES ( Colorado Renewable Energy Society) meeting the Database of State Incentives for Renewables and Efficiency was brought up as the argument for the homeowners with an eye toward the future. www.dsireusa.org
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Colorado's solar access laws date back to 1979 and prohibit any residential covenants that restrict solar access. HB 1270 of 2008 extended the law to protect installations of wind turbines that meet the statewide interconnection rules, and some energy efficiency measures including awnings, shutters and other shade structures, garage fans, energy efficient outdoor lighting, retractable clotheslines, and evaporative coolers. Some exceptions are made to allow for aesthetic requirements that do not significantly increase the cost of the device or decrease its performance. HB 1270 further protects owners of solar or wind-energy systems by awarding reasonable attorney fees to the prevailing party in any court case involving the significant increase in the system's cost based on aesthetic requirements.
Colorado also allows property owners to agree voluntarily to solar easements with their neighbors for the purpose of protecting and maintaining proper access to sunlight.
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For more information Contact : Tom Plant
Governor's Energy Office
1580 Logan Street
Suite 100
Denver, CO 80203
Phone: (303) 866-2100
Phone 2: (800) 632-6662
Fax: (303) 866-2930
E-Mail: geo@state.co.us
Web site: http://www.colorado.gov/energy
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Ask your Realtor if they are an Ecobroker and if they are not why not?
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Pueblo would like to extend a warm welcome to Vestas and it's employees
Dena Stevens ~ Ecobroker ~So. Colorado Realtor 
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I'm hearing more and more people asking about this issue. Eventually I think any restrictions are going to have to go. Too many homeowners are interested in solar power - and as demand for it increases, it should become more affordable to install too.