Wilkinsburg Borough, Allegheny County

"[Vacation, abandonment and/or decommissioning.] (1) Discontinuation/abandonment is presumed when a solar PV system has been disconnected from the net metering grid for a period of six continuous months without being connected to a battery system 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 Borough. (2) A solar PV system, including its solar PV-related equipment, must be removed within 12 months of the date of the discontinuance or abandonment or upon the termination of the useful life of the solar PV system. (3) 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. (4) If the property owner fails to remove or repair the vacated, abandoned or decommissioned solar PV system within six months, the Borough reserves the right to enter the lot, remove the system and charge the property owner for all costs and expenses, including reasonable attorney's fees, or pursue other legal action to have the system removed at the property owner's expense." See "Financial assurance..." for further information.