Solar roofing tiles capture and store energy from the sun. Yet solar panels carry out the same function. What reason would a homeowner have for selecting the tiles, as opposed to the panels?

Benefits delivered by solar roofing tiles

The home that has pieces of tile on its rooftop enjoys an enhanced look. Homes that rely on the panels do not derive the benefit of such a look. The absence of a solar panel ensures creation of a less-cluttered appearance. Some potential home buyers associate clutter with a lack of cleanliness. The tiles’ durability is a big benefit. Each tile can withstand 3x the level of stress that normally gets placed on a section of roofing.

Roofing Contractor in San Mateo knows that a roof that contains solar tiles comes with a 30-year warranty. The length of a roof’s existing warranty does not change, if the associated home has become dependent on energy from solar panels. The family that lives under that roof with the 30-year warranty receives lower energy bills than it did earlier, when the family’s home had a traditional rooftop.

Drawbacks to introduction on roofing of tile pieces that capture and store energy from the sun

Installation of such a rooftop costs far more than the mere installation of solar panels. It forces the homeowner to pay as much as $22,000. Homeowners must decide for themselves whether or not the delivered benefits are worth the expected cost. Even when grouped together on a rooftop, the solar tiles’ ability to generate energy falls below the ability of solar panels to perform the same function.

Besides being less capable of generating energy, a solar tile cannot dissipate heat to the same extent as solar panels. That drawback pertains to homes in areas where the temperatures drop to an exceedingly low level during the winter.

Solar tiles that have been introduced to roofing are not always the best solution to heating problems. As indicated above, their installation allows delivery of the greatest benefits if the roof protects a home in a sunny environment. As indicated above, a roof that contains tiles does not dissipate heat to the same extent as solar panels.

If a family were to live in a region where the temperatures dropped during the winter months, then the family’s home could use an additional source of heat. In contrast to that situation, a family living in Arizona would not want any amount of warmth in the rooftop to get transferred easily from that same structure to the home’s ceiling. Moreover, a tile’s ability to generate energy depends on the existence of sunlight. In some locations, the sun’s light is expected to shine strongly all year long. In other places, Nature prohibits creation of such expectations.