Rooftop photovoltaic power station

A rooftop photovoltaic power station, or rooftop PV system, is a photovoltaic (PV) system that has its electricity-generating solar panels mounted on the rooftop of a residential or commercial building or structure.^[1] The various components of such a system include photovoltaic modules, mounting systems, cables, solar inverters and other electrical accessories.^[2]

Rooftop mounted systems are small compared to ground-mounted photovoltaic power stations with capacities in the megawatt range, hence being a form of distributed generation. Most rooftop PV stations in developed countries are Grid-connected photovoltaic power systems. Rooftop PV systems on residential buildings typically feature a capacity of about 5 to 20 kilowatts (kW), while those mounted on commercial buildings often reach 100 kilowatts to 1 Megawatt (MW). Very large roofs can house industrial scale PV systems in the range of 1-10 Megawatts.

Source: Rooftop photovoltaic power station, https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Rooftop_photovoltaic_power_station&oldid=1012387279 (last visited Mar. 24, 2021).

To learn more about pv systems and other methods of electricity generation, read the page Electricity Generation in the menu Financials – Assets.

Here in Business Ideas, we present the idea of creating a passive income over a long period of time by building a photovoltaic system on a roof with state help like feed-in tariffs or tax credits.

To learn more about solar power station with state aid, read the page Photovoltaic System in the menu Business Ideas.

To learn more about renewable energies, read the pages Solar Energy and Wind Energy.