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Plus with Tesla's solar roof, you might say that the additional risk of solar is zero, since it's (probably, I'm guessing) no more dangerous to install than any

• CydeWeys 9y ago
  And if it lasts longer than a tar-asphalt shingle roof, which seems reasonable given the materials involved, it will actually reduce deaths.
  • bmcusick 9y ago
    Right. Great point. It could cut risks in half if it lasts twice as long.
    • iheartmemcache 9y ago
      We'd need long term statistics to fully develop a model of risk. I.e., (admittedly, anecdotally) within the first year or two of having his monocrystalline setup, Dave[1] suffered damage to one panel (aerial debris) requiring a service call to replace the unit. If this happens on a semi-frequent basis (i.e. one panel per ~3 years per install) the risk profile changes not insignificantly. [1] https://player.fm/series/eevblog/eevblog-844-solar-panel-replacement https://player.fm/series/eevblog/eevblog-844-solar-panel-rep...
      • ZeroGravitas 9y ago
        I've had workmen on my roof for damaged slates due to high wind, so again, with a Tesla roof this could conceivably be a negative death rate of the solar tiles are stronger than standard tiles, which they claim they are.