3 ms·
Odd shaped surfaces? Roofs tend to be flat rectangles or triangles. Every solar roof installation I’ve seen in the wild is just rectangular panels bolted on top
by mikeash 9y ago
Odd shaped surfaces? Roofs tend to be flat rectangles or triangles. Every solar roof installation I’ve seen in the wild is just rectangular panels bolted on top, with no attempt to cover the entire thing. If the panels don’t align neatly with the roof edge, then they just leave a gap.
The space is free if you’re already building a house anyway. Installation seems fairly straightforward. Is it really that much cheaper to install separate panels that it offsets the cost of buying dedicated land for it?
- toasterlovin 9y agoEh, some houses have really funky roofs (my house, for example) or roofs with no south facing surface. But the other thing to consider is that, with solar becoming mandatory, roof designs will be changed to better accommodate solar panels.
- drdeadringer 9y agoI agree with you. This seems like low-hanging fruit in ripe need of plucking.
- paulddraper 9y ago> Roofs tend to be flat rectangles or triangles. Flat, but virtually always angled. (Sometimes good, sometimes not.)
- mikeash 9y agoWith a typical design, half are angled well, and nothing says you have to put any panels on the other half.