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Did someone say that the neighbor has solar panels that will be shaded by the new addition? This is an important point of discussion for future permitting of additions. The neighbor knows how many kilowatts she produces from her solar and it would be interesting for her to document how much less she makes after the addition is up (basically she can start seeing the difference now). There should be some compensation for the lost power. [/quote]

Right! I saw a video and her entire house and front yard are now shaded. I don't think there should be compensation, I think it should be torn down and a proper addition built. An addition that matches the house characteristics and isn't a flat roofed apartment.[/quote]

Besides the fact that there's no right to sunlight, solar panels aren't on the ground. The panels look to be about 50 feet away from the addition, and 10 feet off the ground. So, relatively speaking, you want to know what how far a 20 foot object would cast a shadow.

Roughly speaking, the houses face east. So the shadow will be longest at high noon on the winter solstice. I get about 38 feet. It doesn't reach the panels.

It would reach a portion of the yard, although that portion is already shaded by the neighbor's tree.

It mostly shades their driveway.[/quote]

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