Solar Panels For Manufactured Homes

That s the bad news.

Solar panels for manufactured homes.

But wait that s the only bad news in this article. Sadly when it comes to manufactured homes there are two drawbacks with solar power. Most mobile and manufactured homes don t have the necessary roof and joint strength to support the weight of photovoltaic pv solar panels. However you may be able to install a small rooftop photovoltaic array.

These panels weigh just 17 5 pounds compared to 35 to 40 pounds for most traditional solar panels. Not only that many local housing codes don t allow solar panels on a structure that isn t permanently fixed into the ground like a house. Lumeta one of the more prominent manufacturers of stick on solar for homes is planning to release their products in late 2017. Even the installers that would work with these home owners only typically offer more expensive ground mount set ups avoiding the roof of the manufactured home.

In general rooftop solar is not a viable option for people living in mobile or manufactured homes primarily because their roofs are not capable of supporting the weight of a solar panel array.