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Powerhouse Solar Shingles

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POWERHOUSE™ Solar Shingles work harder. Instead of merely lying passively on a house like ordinary roofing shingles, these shingles generate electricity from the sun’s rays to provide power — while still keeping everything inside protected from the elements.

From rooftop to fuse box, DOW POWERHOUSE Solar Shingles are a complete system for converting the sun’s rays into electricity. Unlike other solar alternatives, everything in your POWERHOUSE system is provided and backed by Dow.

This roofing solution is a system that includes a custom-designed array for a home based on its size, its style, your budget, and energy-saving goals. There’s an inverter that converts the Direct Current (DC) power into Alternating Current (AC) to power the home. And finally, the available monitoring system lets a homeowner watch and manage electricity usage in real time to see how the system is performing and saving money.

DOW POWERHOUSE Solar Shingles are ready to greet the sunlight, but they’re also ready to stand up to wind, rain, snow, hail and fire. They’ve passed and earned seven certifications for both performance and safety, which means they’ve been tested, retested, validated and certified to stand up to the worst of the worst — including 110 mph winds and hail as large as 1”. They’ve been designed to be maintenance free. And that protection is guaranteed by a 20-year warranty from Dow.

The Powerhouse Solar Shingles provide a system that includes a custom-designed array, an inverter that converts the Direct Current (DC) power into Alternating Current (AC) to and a monitoring system to track power usage. ©2012 DOW

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Powerhouse Solar Shingles Brochure (2,381 kb)

Powerhouse Solar Shingles How They Work (7,041 kb)