Thousands of Americans install solar energy systems on their roofs each year. Most commonly, that means solar panels mounted on racks, but another option may become more accessible: solar shingles.This month, one of the largest roofing companies in the United States started selling a new solar shingle product. The aim is to drive the cost of installation down and the rate of solar adoption up.”What we’ve done is we’ve created a shingle that has solar properties,” said Martin DeBono, president of GAF Energy, which is a sibling company of GAF, a roofing manufacturer with a network of more than 10,000 contractors across the country. “While someone is getting a new roof, we can offer them a solar roof.”The solar shingles are a bit bigger and about twice as heavy as traditional shingles, but look remarkably similar.The top half is nailed to the roof, while the bottom half…
The Day – As U.S. moves toward solar energy, this roofing company hopes ‘solar shingles’ will get homeowners to buy in
