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So, uh, generate the power somewhere other than on shady roofs? Seriously, I don't get the weird obsession with rooftop PV as if it's the only way to be green.
by filesystemdude 7y ago
So, uh, generate the power somewhere other than on shady roofs?
Seriously, I don't get the weird obsession with rooftop PV as if it's the only way to be green. PV is great, but, it doesn't work for every house. Personally, I have big oaks out front helping block passive solar windows in the summer, and the peak of my roof runs north-south so cell mounting would be tricky. That doesn't mean I can't get clean energy, it just means I buy it from a utility company, who are buying it from my neighbor's house where the orientation and canopy placement makes sense to do PV.
- hedora 7y agoI’d love to see better off-the-shelf solar purgolas, gazebos and other shade generating buildings like that (partial shade greenhouses, maybe?). The backside of solar panels are actually quite pretty, and provide shade + partial rain barriers. This would open up more avenues to passive cooling and also reduce the lock-step replacement of the house’s roof with solar panel installation .
- wurst_case 7y agoThis is a fantastic idea which I also recently had. Doing prelim research into how to turn something like this into a side business.