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    Well really the difference in cost is minimal, few bucks either way. Mine is over tile but they make nice flashed standoffs for asphalt singles too. You will find the shading on a new roof from the panels will make the typical shingle roof last a long time in this brutal environment.

    I hope you are doing the conservation thing first on the building, now is the time to spend the money on that, during construction. I wish I could have done 2X6 walls and doubled the exterior foam under the stucco. I did on the Harley house/shop/office I built. Much better than my main house.

    Just make sure what you spend makes sense financially, now we are down to about a grand total of $500 APS annually. It is hard to justify pushing in more goodies to save another hundred or 2 a year. I even looked at adding a bit more solar, it too is hard to justify.

    One last thing, are you going to be on APS or SRP? You need to fully understand the net metering plans.

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    Hi Dave,

    I plan to build a house out here south of Queen Creek next year, and I am definitely going to be going all solar. One question I have not been able to answer is, does it cost more to install the panels over a tile roof than composite shingle?

    The builder I'm looking at uses composite by default, but I want the roof to last as long as possible. So I was thinking that maybe the side that gets the panels I would use the composite, then on the north side I might use composite. What do you think? BTW the south side faces open desert (my back fence is the Gila River Indian Community), so no worries about aesthetics and no HOA.
    Thank,
    Doug

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    Thanks I appreciate it. I have seen the onslaught of hate against that company but it all seems to be constructed by a small group. I am going to tour their business for my school newspaper and my website (if I get it up and running soon) before I make the purchases. I appreciate the warning.

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    Hi, I was interested in checking out the link to your solar setup that I assume is in your sig. Seems that the link isn't working. Wanted to let you know.

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    ROTFLMAO!! No I don't think the board could handle that one! I'm laughing so hard I've got tears rolling down my face! Too Funny! :D ARMAGEDDON! LOL

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    Thank you I am trying to figure out how to add you to my friends list. I think I clicked on the correct box
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