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Colored solar panels that mimic tiles roof hit 95% efficiency compared to regular solar tiles (interestingengineering.com)
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[–] 7 points 4 months ago* (last edited 4 months ago) (4 children)

20% is what standard photovoltaics were doing a decade ago. I cannot wait until these are standard on all roofs in a few decades.

Edit: Yes I know the title is misleading, I'm saying these colored roof tiles are performing on par with the setup many Americans installed 10 years ago at the height if the subsidies.

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  • [–] 15 points 4 months ago

    It's 95% of regular panels, so it's 5% worse.

    I would go with regular panels in that case, unless they are shaped like tiles and can provide better coverage of the roof. 5% efficiency drop but 15% coverage increase could be worth it. But I expect install costs would be quite a bit higher

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