Patent ID: 7509775

Claim:
A roofing module that provides weather protection and that generates electrical power, comprising: a base comprising a plurality of raised crests and lowered pans between a first edge and a second edge of the base, the crests and the pans having contours sized and shaped to match the size and shape of the contours and pans of conventional contour roofing tiles to enable the base to engage with the conventional contour roofing tiles, the base comprising a lightweight plastic material, each crest of the base including a depressed portion; and a photovoltaic panel assembly positioned in the depressed portions of at least two adjacent crests and spanning between a first edge and a second edge of the panel assembly across at least one pan between the at least two adjacent crests of the base, the photovoltaic panel assembly having a first interlock at the first edge and a second interlock at the second edge, the first interlock and the second interlock having mutually engaging configurations such that when two adjacent bases are engaged, the first interlock of the panel on one base engages the second interlock of the panel on the other base.