Solar Shingles Could Power Tomorrow's Homes

By the time the building and electrical code developers have their say, you will have to run all of the connection wires in conduit and the cost will triple.

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These shingles are actually very easy to install and, if you check with installers, you'll find the code isn't a barrier.

Also, contrary to the article, most solar electric systems being installed in California cover 70-80 percent of the homes electricity cost (not the other way around - ie, systems providing just 20-30 percent aren't the norm). Further, with the rebates and tax credits available, these systems provide a better return on investment than the historical stock market average over the past 30 years.

Cost-effective only because of tax-payer funding you say? The same can be said of conventional generation technologies and fuels which have also benefited from gigantic government assistance over the years and continue to run with government assistance even though they are "conventional, established" technologies.