Confirming the Strength of Residential Roof Structures for Solar Installations

Journal Article · Wed Jun 03 00:00:00 EDT 2015 · Solar Builder

OSTI ID:1512895

Dwyer, Stephen F. ^[1]

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1. Sandia National Lab. (SNL-NM), Albuquerque, NM (United States)

The rooftop solar PV permitting process involves a number of steps and varies greatly, even between neighboring cities. Jurisdictions follow state or national codes, but each may interpret the codes in their own way and insert additional requirements. In some locations, a rooftop structural analysis conducted by a professional engineer is required before a rooftop solar permit is issued. The extra step is not universally applied across states or municipalities, and can alter scheduling logistics and add hundreds of dollars to the cost of the system.

• Research Organization: Sandia National Laboratories (SNL-NM), Albuquerque, NM (United States)
• Sponsoring Organization: USDOE Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy (EERE), Solar Energy Technologies Program (EE-2A)
• Grant/Contract Number: AC04-94AL85000
• OSTI ID: 1512895
• Report Number(s): SAND--2015-2887J; 672336
• Journal Information: Solar Builder, Journal Name: Solar Builder Vol. 2015; ISSN 2166-5362
• Publisher: Benjamin Media
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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