Any experience with Timberline Solar BIPV modules?

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Does anyone have experience with the Timberline Solar BIPV modules as both roofing material and PV? I've only read about it and have not run across it in the wild.

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No direct experience with this specific product, but BIPV is generally a bad idea. You get an underperforming PV system due to heat buildup, the likelyhood of that exact product being available when you need a replacement tile is low, and you get a 20 year roof instead of a 30 or 50.
 
Many co.s have tried solar shingles and failed.
It ain't easy.

Wiring is a big problem.

So is output as it gets very hot attached directly to roof.

I will let someone else suffer the consequences and learn. If it works, I will pick it up.
 
I agree. Someone has a building where only BIPV would work due to roof loading. It's BIPV or no PV.
 
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