re: Rooftop Solar is about to collapse -Time Mag.

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What happens when you need a new roof when you have solar panels mounted on it?

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Not sure how that works, honestly. They obviously have to b removed and re-installed. Not sure if insurance would cover that or we'll have to pay for it. I'll find out when we cross that bridge. Roof is relatively new as well, so it will be a bit before I have to find out

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I've always wondered what happens when you need a new roof when you have solar panels mounted on it? I am sure having to remove all the panels then put them back would not be cheap and not government subsidized either.

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95% when someone gets a new roof, it's because insurance is paying for it. Insurance pays to "detach and reset" solar panels. They'll pay for new panels themselves if they are damaged by the storm but will only pay to take them down and reinstall if they aren't damaged.

Seen insurance companies not pay for the section where the solar panels are though since the shingles underneath weren't damaged from the storm. Most of the time we can get the whole roof paid for but crappy insurance companies like Allstate and State Farm will try to screw the homeowners and just do a partial replacement.