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Here in Seattle most of the Electricity is hydro so it is the cheapest in the US but I am strongly against placing solar panels on the roof as we get pretty aggressive MOSS growth any shaded area within a few months will take over by Moss for example during COVID people did not drive their cars much so many cars were damaged by Moss and you can see them driving around with the damaged paint job. Now imagine what this will do to your roof after a few years growing under the solar panels?? Disaster waiting to happen. Sun kills the Moss but it will grow like crazy under the panels, or you got to go up on your roof and spread the anti moss powder like most people do in Seattle. In spring and before winter most people climb up on the roof and put down the anti-moss powder. That will be super hard with Solar panels in the way and it is so dark under them as well I don't think the powder will even work. The best is to place the solar Panels on a metal adjustable frame in the yard, this will also be way cheaper to install, less man hours, less drilling and easy to maintain, monitor and replace bad panels yourself and also lower cost to replace your roof material if you ever need to. Sure, roof is supposed to last 30 years but some bad storms and snow and it can eat away at it after like 20 years; Also, with the Solar panels near the ground you can clean snow off of them without having to climb on your roof in winter!!!!! Yeah fuck the roof install do it on a raised panel in your yard!!
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Here in Seattle most of the Electricity is hydro so it is the cheapest in the US but I am strongly against placing solar panels on the roof as we get pretty aggressive MOSS growth any shaded area within a few months will take over by Moss for example during COVID people did not drive their cars much so many cars were damaged by Moss and you can see them driving around with the damaged paint job. Now imagine what this will do to your roof after a few years growing under the solar panels?? Disaster waiting to happen. Sun kills the Moss but it will grow like crazy under the panels, or you got to go up on your roof and spread the anti moss powder like most people do in Seattle. In spring and before winter most people climb up on the roof and put down the anti-moss powder. That will be super hard with Solar panels in the way and it is so dark under them as well I don't think the powder will even work. The best is to place the solar Panels on a metal adjustable frame in the yard, this will also be way cheaper to install, less man hours, less drilling and easy to maintain, monitor and replace bad panels yourself and also lower cost to replace your roof material if you ever need to. Sure, roof is supposed to last 30 years but some bad storms and snow and it can eat away at it after like 20 years; Also, with the Solar panels near the ground you can clean snow off of them without having to climb on your roof in winter!!!!! Yeah fuck the roof install do it on a raised panel in your yard!!
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