BIPV = building-integrated photovoltaics (for those, like me, who haven't run into the acronym before) as for my 2¢, regardless of the technical merits, i'm al

BIPV = building-integrated photovoltaics (for those, like me, who haven't run into the acronym before) as for my 2¢, regardless of the technical merits, i'm all for more solar. it's earth's ultimate energy source. let's cut out the intermediaries, particularly the unrenewable ones. regarding economics, it may not make a lot of sense on a cost basis, but as others have noted, it may make sense from a value basis (i.e., higher profit margins).