While solar panels have been a popular idea among various energy-conservation groups, there is apparently a backlash by residents in neighborhoods where panels are moving in. Homeowners associations are actually banning them over fears that they make neighborhoods look less desirable and therefore lessen the value of all of the homes surrounding the solar panels.

In Atlanta, there were recent incidents of real estate agents and developers blatantly opposing the idea of adding solar panels. It’s a quandary for homeowners who want to do their part in reducing their carbon footprint, not to mention the desire to alter the home that they pay a mortgage on. The Atlanta movers have found associations aren’t really willing to budge, saying they are free to buy homes elsewhere if the panels are that important.