[Carl in Tampa]

1. I'm curious to know whether or not Deed Restrictions in The Villages permit solar electric panels on residential roofs.

2. On average solar electric panels take from 10 to 15 years of savings to break even before beginning to actually save money. In Florida, with so many days of sunshine, it may be closer to 10. Remember that there is a lot of other equipment that must be installed to make the panels effective.

Here is an issue: what is the warranty and/or useful life of the equipment? If the equipment fails just about the time it has "paid for itself" and is about to actually save money, what good is it?

I don't see this as particularly attractive in a retirement community, for obvious reasons.