Does everyone else imagine panels on perfect roofs?
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Ampster
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I would like the majority on a perfect roof facing South but my orientation of SSE fits my needs well. I begin charging my batteries earliet than if it were true South facing. I also added panels West facing and that allows me to capture solar production when rates are higher after 4 PM. Since my batteries are charged by then, they support my loads during that time so all my solar after 4PM in Spring and Summer gets credited at higher rates
timselectric
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I do this all of the time.
Driving around and look at a house or barn, and think.
Wow, they could put a lot of solar on that roof.
Driving around and look at a house or barn, and think.
Wow, they could put a lot of solar on that roof.
Solar Stalker.
timselectric
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I can't help it. I drive a lot for work. Through a lot of farm land.
So many big barns and wide open fields.
So many missed opportunities.
So many big barns and wide open fields.
So many missed opportunities.
How about looking at some people's choices of where their panels are and wonder what the heck they were thinking? Someone 10 min from me has his panels on his north facing roof. I'm sure it performs marvelously.
Tulex
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I go by panels all the time and think, oh, so that's south?
Brucey
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Nobodybusiness
Collecting the leftovers of the Great Sky Reactor.
More of a Ground mount guy.
hwy17
Anti-Solar Enthusiast
I just see a vast expanse of likely imperfection free multilayer roofing system, and it makes me wince to think about penetrating it. It's too late to properly incorporate penetrations into the multilayer system now, without likely creating imperfections.
The lack of exposed bottom flashing on that vent jack is suspicious though. Likely an imperfection there unless it lined up super lucky.
The lack of exposed bottom flashing on that vent jack is suspicious though. Likely an imperfection there unless it lined up super lucky.
Nobodybusiness
Collecting the leftovers of the Great Sky Reactor.
Yup. I would not do a roof mount unless it was absolutely necessary.
All that money for a new roof just to have it leak maybe.
Plus the added cost of RSD.
The PITA trying to troubleshoot.
Keeping the squirrels, birds,etc from building homes.
Possibly fire issues.
I just couldn’t do it..
hwy17
Anti-Solar Enthusiast
Yup. Standing seam with penetration free clamps, maybe. But even then, I don't want to be trying to walk around and work on standing seam either.
Tulex
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If you are surrounded by trees, a roof is your friend. Many good options to install without leaky roofs.
Nobodybusiness
Collecting the leftovers of the Great Sky Reactor.
Probably true. I just wouldn’t do it unless only option left.
I got a 30kw array in a 60’x60’ section of my yard.
timselectric
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I guess it is just personal preference.
The roof was my first choice. I see it as a no brainer.
Free space that isn't in the way of anything.
Unless you look up, my house/property doesn't look any different than before.
I'm also adding ground mounts. But there was no way I was going to pass up Free space.
The roof was my first choice. I see it as a no brainer.
Free space that isn't in the way of anything.
Unless you look up, my house/property doesn't look any different than before.
I'm also adding ground mounts. But there was no way I was going to pass up Free space.
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North facing orientations happens a bit in my neighborhood with larger installs after all the south, east and west areas are filled up. Small lots, perhaps 10k sq feet with no way to ground mount, gabled roofs, with not a lot of room for panels with a south facing orientation.How about looking at some people's choices of where their panels are and wonder what the heck they were thinking? Someone 10 min from me has his panels on his north facing roof. I'm sure it performs marvelously.
Not as horrible idea as I first thought for AZ. We don't need the extra electricity in the winter so almost no production is fine then, and to cover two ACs in the summer, need around 7 kW of actual power to cover that before batteries are charged. Mini splits with a total of 14 heads is not that practical either, so central AC rules.
Except he has no other solar.
They probably moved here from Australia.How about looking at some people's choices of where their panels are and wonder what the heck they were thinking? Someone 10 min from me has his panels on his north facing roof. I'm sure it performs marvelously.
I think I annoy my wife everytime we drive to town
I inadvertently see another barn, home, or shed with a single slope or a massive south facing roof and i typically audibly say “man that’s a perfect spot for some panels, I wonder if they’ve considered it”
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