Integrating Solar Panels into Your Home
Did you know you can hide your solar panels by integrating them into your home?  Three common ways to do this are:   

Skylights or Patio Covers as Solar Panels
There are solar panels that let about 15% of the light through.  These make excellent skylights and patio covers because they stop a lot of heat and light from getting through which can often make the area underneath much cooler and more pleasant to sit. 





Solar Roof Tiles
Solar Roof Tiles tiles can be integrated with many types of roofing and are very unobtrusive once installed.  Typically, these are used with flat concrete roofing tiles, but there are options for rounded (or Spanish style tiles) as well as composite shingles.  Some of these options blend in very well. 

Thin Film on Standing Seam Metal Roofs
You can also install thin film solar cells directly onto standing seam metal roofs or any other flat or gently curved surface you have in direct sunlight. 


Of course you can use your imagination to discover many other ways to install solar panels. 



Robert Morse
BSEE, MSEE
SunCal Solar, Incorporated
www.SunCalSolar.com