roof solar shingles

roof solar shingles

How would you like to have a roof which pulls double duty? The roof of your home can do much

more than keep the rain and snow out of your house. It can also provide electrical energy for

your home by supporting solar roof panels or solar shingles.

Solar technology has advanced producing lighter weight, more efficient solar cells which make

solar roof panels and solar shingles a more feasible choice. The solar cells in the panels or

shingles convert the sun light which shines on your roof into solar power which can then be

put to use providing electricity for your home.

These solar roof panels and shingles are designed to take the place of regular shingles on

your home, providing a waterproof covering for your home and generating electricity at the

same time.

Solar roof panels are the easiest to install. These units come in either four foot by eight

foot or four foot by four foot sections. Some of these are designed to be installed right

over the existing roof, eliminating the need to remove the old roof first. Some manufacturers

have simplified the installation process by designing the panels with a "plug and play" system.

The panel to panel electrical connections for these systems are tool free, needing only to be

connected to each other with handy plugs.

Newer solar technology has produced solar cells which can produce up to twenty percent efficiency, a vast

improvement of the seven to ten percent produced by the older solar cells. This improvement

has improved the economics of solar power and makes the investment of a solar roof a more

viable choice than previous systems.

Using new technology, your home's roof can provide not only protection from the elements, it

can be a valuable source of electricity. Make use of the sunlight falling on the roof which now

goes to waste by using it to power all those electrical gadgets so necessary to modern life.

Paul Wonning is the owner of Plum Creek Marketing a web site which has information about many different topics.

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