However, all is not good in this community as far as solar energy is concerned. Householders who want to install solar panels on their rooftops have been prevented from doing so. The problem seems to originate from members of the community who hold traditional values and who don’t want anything ‘deviating from the norm’ and this idea is perpetuated by popular TV shows that reinforce the idea of solar panels devaluing property prices.

When Jim and Frances Babb tried to install solar panels on their property, they ran into serious opposition. Thereafter followed a fight for solar rights that is still going on, and not just in Missouri… Read more….