Dow Solar rolls out Solar Shingles in California and Texas
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Dow Solar is rolling out its new POWERHOUSE Solar Shingles in northern California and central Texas
The DOW POWERHOUSE Solar Shingle utilizes CIGS-based (Copper Indium Gallium diSelenide) thin-film photovoltaic cells
DOW POWERHOUSE Solar Shingles are installed like regular asphalt shingles, by authorized roofers
The POWERHOUSE system includes an inverter, the converts the DC current from the shingles into AC that can be utilized in the home
DOW POWERHOUSE Solar Shingles are weatherproof, like regular asphalt shingles
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Installing photovoltaic panels is certainly the most common method of generating solar power on a rooftop, and in fact many people might think it’s the only method. There is, however, an alternative – photovoltaic shingles. It makes sense, when you think about it ... why install weatherproof shingles and solar panels separately, if you could get one thing that combined both? Although there aren’t many manufacturers offering such products just yet, this month Dow Solar made its POWERHOUSE Solar Shingles available to consumers in northern California and central Texas.
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