Pine Township, Allegheny County

"[Vacation, abandonment, and/or decommissioning of solar facilities.] (1) The large solar energy production facility owner is required to notify the Township immediately upon cessation or abandonment of the operation. (2) Discontinuation/abandonment is presumed when a large solar energy 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 the Township. (3) The large solar energy facility and all related equipment shall 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 equipment and removal of all net metering equipment." "(6) If the owner fails to remove or repair the vacated, abandoned or decommissioned solar facilities within the 12 month period outlined above, the Township reserves the right to enter the property, remove the system, and use the financial security in place mentioned in Subsection S(5) above by the owner or pursue other legal action as may be necessary to have the system removed at the owner's expense." See "Financial assurance..." for further information.