The Material
Most solar solutions make the homeowner choose between generating power and keeping their home beautiful. We built our entire business around finding the one material that doesn’t require that trade-off.
That material is made by Voltaic. Voltaic is the manufacturer we chose to work with exclusively, because they are the only company building solar into genuine roofing material rather than glass or film shaped to look like one. The cell is part of the tile. There is nothing mounted, nothing added, nothing visible.
Voltaic makes two products we install: ICON, a concrete solar tile, and Tycoon, a solar metal roofing panel.
By Voltaic
Concrete Solar Roof Tile
Voltaic’s ICON is a genuine concrete roof tile, the same roofing format used on premium homes for over a century, in the same category as slate. The solar cell is cast directly into the tile at the factory. On the roof, it looks exactly like concrete tile because it is concrete tile.
This is what drew us to it. There is no visual compromise. No panels. No hardware. No indication that anything was added to the roof. The home looks exactly as it should, and it happens to be generating power.
| Max Power per Tile | 17.5W |
| Cell Efficiency | Greater than 21.6% |
| Watts Per Roofing Square | 1,540W |
| Approved Pitches | 2.5/12 and above |
| Maximum System Voltage | 600 VDC |
| Fire Rating | Class A — ASTM E108 / UL 790 |
| Wind Resistance | Tested to 180 mph uplift |
| Hail Rating | Class 4 — 1.75 inch impact tested |
| Surface | Non-reflective DuPont mineral coating |
| Roofing Platform | Westlake Saxony 900 profile |
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Solar Metal Roofing
Where the architecture calls for metal rather than tile, Voltaic’s Tycoon brings the same idea to metal roofing. The solar cell is built directly into the panel. The clean lines and long lifespan metal is known for are completely preserved.
For homes where a concrete tile profile would be wrong, Tycoon lets us deliver the same invisible power generation without any aesthetic compromise. The roof looks like a beautiful metal roof. That’s the whole point.
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