We did some tree-cutting this spring also, just not all the way down. One big maple was about 75 ft. tall and we cut it to about 30 ft. Another big maple was about 60 ft and we cut it also to 30. We too are having the bonus of more sun on the solar panels which will be great. Used to have to wait until around 1 pm for the sun to hit it and now pretty much get sun on it all day. We cut them not to save debris from falling in the pool but to save the tree from falling on the house during some of our big summer thunderstorms!