Last year, Barrie Cload, a former managing director of Volvo Trucks living in Warwick, England, was ordered to remove solar panels from his roof because local planning officers said they were "inappropriate and unsympathetic" additions and "unacceptably distracting" from his residence. This action was done because photovoltaics (PV), while appreciated for being a positive environmental impact, are still seen by some as "spoiling skylines" and "just plain ugly" due to their ominous dark panes and extended framing.
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