Leased solar systems become more popular on LI  The North
Hempstead Town Board will hold a  The North Hempstead Town Board
will hold a special hearing tonight to discuss adding solar
panels at two old landfills. (Credit: Steve Pfost)  A Long
Island residential solar-energy market dominated for more than a
decade by the sale of costly rooftop panels is quickly shifting
to leased rather than owned systems.  Less than a year after the
Long Island Power Authority changed its bylaws in 2012 to allow
leased systems to receive the utility's rebate, those systems
account for around 40 percent of the market, LIPA said.  "We're
seeing more movement in the leased space," said Michael Deering,
LIPA vice president of environmental affairs.   PHOTOS: If sea
levels rise on LI ...  LIPA is on track to fund 1,800 to 2,000
home solar systems this year, adding to the total 6,600 systems
it has helped finance since it launched solar programs more than
a decade ago.  For some local installers who have built their
businesses on th