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1. This is an issue with pitched roofs only, not flat roofs.

2. The city needs to think about this issue more rigorously than we are at present, and address it systematically.

3. For example, as ah alludes to, there are other solar energy products that look more like slate/roofing shingles. Dow Chemical makes them, among others.

- http://www.dowsolar.com/?utm_source=google&utm_medium=cpc&utm_content=power+source

Such panels might even be better because my understanding is that the way most solar setups are done, if there is a problem with the energy generation of one panel (shade etc.), all of the panels go out of service and don't generate electricity.

4. I know that the HPRB has an adhoc sustainability committee, this would be an issue for them to look at.

5. PreserveNJ has been addressing this issue (they are an advocacy group, not a regulatory body) and have a great blog entry on the topic:

- http://preservationnj.wordpress.com/2010/04/14/solar-panels-other-renewables-in-historic-districts/

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