24 kilowatts of thin-film solar panels in Chatsworth house
This front facade of Carl Harberger’s family home features sun screens and vegetation to filter the sun. The 6,000-square-foot house will undergo what is believed to be the country’s largest residential installation of thin-film solar panels, a 24-kilowatt system. (Ricardo DeAratanha / Los Angeles Times)
Thin-film solar panels cover all the roofs. (Ricardo DeAratanha / Los Angeles Times)
Carl Harberger walks in front of his family home. (Ricardo DeAratanha / Los Angeles Times)
Sun power inverters on the side of the house. (Ricardo DeAratanha / Los Angeles Times)
Harberger and his American Eskimo dog walk by the solar-heated pool and solar panels on the roof. (Ricardo DeAratanha / Los Angeles Times)
Thin-film solar panels. (Ricardo DeAratanha / Los Angeles Times)
Sun screens in front of the house. (Ricardo DeAratanha / Los Angeles Times)
The kitchen features two of the home’s seven refrigerators. (Ricardo DeAratanha / Los Angeles Times)
Dining room. (Ricardo DeAratanha / Los Angeles Times)
The sun bursts into the living room through a high window. (Ricardo DeAratanha / Los Angeles Times)
Another angle of the living room. (Ricardo DeAratanha / Los Angeles Times)
The thin-film solar panels generate electricity for the air conditioning, heating and water heating, including the pool. Use of natural gas is minimal. (Ricardo DeAratanha / Los Angeles Times)
