if I had to guess, probably the lack of proper alignment.

Based on the comment with the image, the alignment of those top two panels compared to everything else being uniform.

But they did on the other side? And holes are holes (he said) so all of them need to be sealed.

They usually attach a steel structure to the outside of the roof, then they attach the panels to those.

That should give them all the freedom they need to put the panels wherever looks good.

omg thank you.

There is. They have to be installed on the rafters/trusses and the skylight is in the way of being able to put them all on the same rafter/truss.

They’re usually 16 inches in center so moving over one rafter would put that row off by 16 inches. They probably have the panel installed as far to the end of the support track that they can so it’s only a little bit off instead of a full 16 inches.

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Look on the bright side. You can place the plunger right next to the stove and it has space to stand.

I mean, that's exactly the part of it that's mildly infuriating, though…

I mean, that's exactly the part of it that's mildly infuriating, though…

It's a lemmy glitch happens a lot.

I think he is talking about the difference between the left and right window margins.

That sounds way more expensive and like it has way more points of failure if you live somewhere that occasionally gets hail, tornadoes, or hurricanes. I can only speak for those locations as that's primarily where I've lived, but I would much prefer my roof to be a roof then to chance anything coming in.

Not gonna happen, house are insanely cheaply built these days.

You will need overhead panels which can be walked upon. They are more expensive. You will also need to provide sealed gaps for thermal expansion.

I think Elon's SolarCity company did something like that but it failed because of inefficiency of the panels and just expensive to install. To be fair I think having this is better than no solar panels at all. I think this will remain common until those two I mentioned with SolarCity gets resolved.

There are multiple companies that offer solar tiles (for example: https://terran-generon.com/), but they have lower efficiency, cost more and have more points of failure than solar panels. Another problem is, tiles usually stay on the roof for much longer than the average lifespan of a solar panel and it's much easier/cheaper to replace solar panels than solar tiles (without retiling the whole roof).

I would stop using an entrance to my house, if it meant having to avoid looking at this. It's like a misspelling on a street sign, it ruins my afternoon. I would love to see panels that are matte and closer to flush with roof surfaces, until then, they will be as irritating as sand in a swim suit.

That's why it's only mildly infuriating.