The Aesthetics of Utility Poles

I couldn't help but laugh, when I saw the following headline on the New York Times' front page on Thursday: Solar Panels Rise Pole by Pole, Followed by Gasps of 'Eyesore'. Really? The delicate aesthetics of these strictly utilititarian utility poles, which line the roads an streets all over the country, will be negatively impacted by adding a few square inches of shiny blue solar panel? Why don't we step outside and look. This is what I see:

And now I wonder how this could possibly become more of an "eyesore" than it already is ...

Image: Juergen Schoenstein