Brentwood Borough, Allegheny County

"[Vacation, abandonment and/or decommissioning of solar facilities:] [1] The solar energy production facility owner is required to notify the Borough immediately upon cessation or abandonment of the operation. [2] Discontinuation/abandonment is presumed when a solar system has been disconnected from the net metering grid for a period of six continuous months or has not produced electricity for a period of six months. The burden of proof in the presumption of discontinuation/abandonment shall be upon Brentwood Borough. [3] The solar facilities and all related equipment must be removed within 12 months of the date of discontinuation or abandonment or upon the determination of the useful life of the solar system. [4] For ground-mounted and building-mounted systems, removal includes removal of all structural and electrical parts of the ground- or building-mounted system and any associated facilities or equipments and removal of all net metering equipment." See "Financial assurance..." for further information.