Thus, the electricity generated by #solarroofs more than compensates for their somewhat weaker cooling efficiency (compared to #coolroofs) for the study period and location if we are primarily targeting the energy impacts of #urbanheat (versus outdoor #health impacts).

There are several other considerations and trade-offs (and, of course, uncertainties in representation of these processes in the model), which are discussed more thoroughly in the paper.

Another aspect of #urbanheat is its impact on cooling energy demand. #Coolroofs reduce energy demand the most and #solarpanels reduce it the least.

However, through #energy production, #solarroofs can cover almost half of the total cooling energy demand over the day.