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A lake side two storey with roof surfaces pointing in several directions at once. Rather than force everything onto one plane, the array was split across three sections so the house produces from early morning through to evening instead of spiking once around noon.

A layout like this only works with module level electronics, since each panel has to run independently of the others.

The largest block sits on the rear plane, which keeps the street elevation of the home clear.

A new build in Chelsea on the open edge of the community, with nothing tall anywhere near it. That exposure is the whole story on this roof: no shading at any hour of the day, but full prairie wind, so the racking and attachment spacing were specified for the wind loads a site like this actually sees.

The array went on the rear facing plane, out of view from the front of the home.

Installing over new shingles also lines the two up: the roof below and the array above should reach the end of their service lives at close to the same time.

An established Lake View street with mature trees and older rooflines, which is a very different job from a new build. The array was kept to the clear low slope section at the back of the home, well away from the spruce along the property line.

The shade study came before the layout here rather than after it, so modules only went where they produce through the full day.

Older roofs get inspected before anything is fastened down. The decking on this one was sound, so the array went straight on.

A large roof with plenty of surface and plenty in the way of it, between vents, stacks and a chimney. The layout works around all of them, filling the two widest planes while leaving proper service access across the roof rather than boxing the equipment in.

The property runs a heated garage and parks an RV, so the system was sized against what the household actually consumes rather than against square footage.

The boulevard trees stop below the roofline, so the array stays in full sun from mid morning on.

A South Shore home on one of the newer streets, where the houses sit close together and roof space is the limiting factor. Every usable section of the south and west facing roof was put to work, including the short plane above the garage.

On lots this tight the neighbouring roofline is the real shading risk, so rows were positioned to stay clear of it through the afternoon.

The finished system is close to the maximum this roof can carry, on a home that had very little room to spare.