I'm sorry, but these things really belong on roofs. With the solar tax credit, we have some neighbors who have built small solar 'factories' in their yards (using their minimum acre and a half to get paid by the local utility). They're required to shield them from the road ... but not from the greenbelts. Looking out from my courtyard, some backyards look like industrial scaffolding.

An alternative would be to reserve some communal neighborhood space, and run the cables to houses. Shield them well from sight.

I'm as green as the next guy, but there's no reason to plunk one down in your front yard and expect no shouts of dismay.