I worked at solar city for a couple of months last year. The solar shingles are bought from as panels from China, disassembled and then put together anew. I was

I worked at solar city for a couple of months last year. The solar shingles are bought from as panels from China, disassembled and then put together anew. I was personally in charge of testing each shingle worked so I know they take solar power and convert it. A lot of the shingles would crack (we had boxes full of junk ones) but overall I think they are manufacturing a real product (even if it’s just a snazzy upgrade of Chinese panels)