2 county-level rules, plus city-specific rules for 1 city in Orange County, North Carolina.
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Orange County requires building and electrical permits for rooftop solar. Systems must meet the North Carolina building and electrical codes, and interconnection runs through Duke Energy under net-metering terms set by the NC Utilities Commission.
North Carolina law N.C.G.S. §22B-20 voids HOA covenants that prohibit rooftop solar. In Orange County's neighborhoods an association cannot ban panels, though it may still restrict the location of street-visible panels within limits.
N.C.G.S. § 22B-20(b)
any deed restriction, covenant, or similar binding agreement that runs with the land that would prohibit, or have the effect of prohibiting, the installation of a solar collector that gathers solar radiation as a substitute for traditional energy for water heating, active space heating and cooling, passive heating, or generating electricity for a residential property on land subject to the deed...
1 cities in Orange County have their own solar energy rules. Each link goes to that city's dedicated page with code citations.
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