Solar Panels

One of the aspects of top consideration for solar panel installers is the “walkability” of a roof. This home was an ideal candidate for solar panel installation since it has a Class 4 impact resistant DaVinci Roofscapes composite shake roof. The durable roof can easily withstand the weight of both the installation team and the solar panels.

For years, homeowner Brian Cornell wanted solar panels on his roof. And Greenlink Energy Solutions kept turning him down. Why? Because he had real cedar shakes on his roof, which the company found to be too undependable. Only when Cornell had a new durable composite shake roof from DaVinci Roofscapes installed did the solar panel company agree to install the solar panels.

55 solar panels were added to this Arkansas home over DaVinci Roofscapes composite shake roofing. The solar contractor installed mechanical hardware around the roof tiles. Then, rails are installed horizontally on the roof. A track is set up on the rails and the solar panels go on the track, gathering the sun’s rays.

Cheshire Academy in Connecticut had solar-powered panels installed in 2023 on four campus buildings. Over the lifetime of the system, the school will save more than $297,000 on electricity expenses and avoid more than 1,248 metric tons of CO-2 emissions, which is the equivalent of burning 140,000 gallons of gasoline. To slow down the release of melting snows and ice from those panels, Drift Solar Snow Fences from Rocky Mountain Snow Guards were added to help keep students and faculty safe on the historic 104-acre campus.

Michael Stowe added solar panels to capture more than 12 hours of sunlight his British Columbia, Canada home receives each summer day. However, that situation changes in late autumn. That’s when the snow falls. And he had to bring in Excel Roofing to install a Drift Solar Aluminum 4-pipe Fence-Style Snow Guard System from Rocky Mountain Snow Guards directly on the asphalt roof to prevent snows sliding into their neighbor’s driveway.