PV Gap

Willie Said:

Building Intergreted Photovoltaic (BIPV)?

We Answered:

1. Most manufacturers I've seen will customize the system to the roofing you have available, so I'm not sure what the 'best' roof type is. You could contact a company that handles installation and ask, though the response may be different for different companies, depending on their procedure.

2. For pricing, you could have a look at the following pages to give you a rough idea of the cost of the components. It will depend on what type of system you want, if you want a stand alone system, a grid tied system, storage batteries, etc...
http://alphasolar.com/
http://www.solarelectricsupply.com/
http://www.altersystems.com/catalog/sola…
http://www.solarhome.org/index.asp?PageA…

To get an exact price, you would need to contact a company that handles installation of complete systems to get a quote for your application to account for installation and other extra costs.
http://www.bp.com/genericsection.do?cate…

3. It is possible to integrate the solar PV panels into the roofing material. See the folowing link for one option:
http://alphasolar.com/alpha_solar_062.ht…

Cheryl Said:

Do you have a white roof, and if so....?

We Answered:

I Don't Know What Photo-Voltaic Tiles Are, But Photo-Voltaic Means It Converts Sunlight, To Electricity, So Maybe If They Are In Tile Form, You Put A Few On Your Roof, It Converts It, And Stores It In A Battery Until You Use It, Saving On Electricity Bills. Hope I Helped =]