| type="text/javascript"> ch_client = "articlealley"; | | | | able to generate electricity when the sun strikes a |
| ch_type = "mpu"; ch_width = 590; ch_height = 250; | | | | semiconductor layer, typically crystalline silicon which is |
| ch_non_contextual = 4; ch_noborders = 1; ch_vertical | | | | laminated to the shingle's surface. One shingle by itself |
| ="premium"; ch_sid = "590x250 Article Mixed Top"; | | | | doesn't produce much power, just between 50 and |
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| ); var | | | | a large portion of your roof, you can then harness |
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| ch_queries[ch_selected]; } Solar roof shingles have | | | | Beside the aesthetic appeal that solar roof shingles |
| made it hard to distinguish solar-powered homes from | | | | provide, they also offer other prominent benefits |
| conventional homes. Solar panel shingles use | | | | including the same protection and durability of traditional |
| innovative technology that enables homeowners to | | | | shingles while also producing electricity. Solar roof |
| meet their energy goals without compromising on the | | | | shingles come with special support structures that can |
| aesthetics of their home. These solar powered | | | | withstand wind speeds equal to 80 mph, they are light |
| shingles blend almost seamlessly in with traditional | | | | weight, modular, easy to install and have relatively low |
| roofing materials and are disguised as roof shingles. | | | | installation costs, especially if you are already roofing |
| Building-integrated photovoltaics systems, or BIPVs, | | | | your new home or are in need of a new roof for your |
| combine solar cells with slate, metal, fiber-cement or | | | | current home. |
| asphalt roofing, which create the solar roof shingles. | | | | Solar Roof Shingles vs. Residential Solar Panels |
| There are many options available, the most popular | | | | Thought both of these technologies bring renewable |
| mimics the look of standard asphalt shingles. Other | | | | energy to your home in the same way, there are a |
| options available are flexible and can even be stapled | | | | few things to consider when choosing between them. |
| directly into the roofing cloth. Solar panel shingles are | | | | |