Homeowner floored after HOA blocks money-saving home upgrade: 'Do I have any recourse?'

Homeowner floored after HOA blocks money-saving home upgrade: 'Do I have any recourse?'

A Texas homeowner's attempt to add an energy storage device to their home sparked a heated online debate about whether HOAs should be allowed to control basic utilities — especially when those utilities could save money and benefit the planet. In a Reddit post on r/solar, the homeowner described how their homeowners association in Austin denied their request to install a battery storage system. The device would've stored solar energy for later u…