Plum 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 (6) continuous months or has not produced electricity for a period of six (6) months. The burden of proof in the presumption of discontinuation/abandonment shall be upon the Borough. 3. The solar facilities and all related equipment must be removed within twelve (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. 5. If the owner fails to remove or repair the vacated, abandoned or decommissioned solar facilities within the twelve (12) month period outlined above, the Borough reserves the right to enter the property, remove the system and charge the landowner and/or facility owner and operator for all costs and expenses including reasonable attorney’s fees or pursue other legal action to have the system removed at the owner’s expense. 6. Any unpaid costs resulting from the Borough’s removal of a vacated, abandoned or decommissioned solar system shall constitute a lien upon the property against which the costs were charged. Each such lien may be continued, recorded and released in the manner provided by the general statutes for continuing, recording and releasing property tax liens."