# Solar Roadways 

The Dawn of Intelligent Infrastructure

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## Quick facts
- A Completely New Category of Energy: creates energy from all walking/driving surfaces
- Virtually Unlimited Global Market Potential
- Multi-featured Intelligent Infrastructure: modular, safety/national security features
- Just completed first U.S. military base installation
- Successfully completed seven federal grants: three DOT (funded early R&D) and four DoD
- Record breaking crowdfunding campaigns raised total of $4.7 million from 165 countries
- Working with international manufacturing and U.S. nationwide construction companies
- Patented, patent pending, FCC approved, and Made in America

## Active fundraises
- wefunder:fundraise:156916: 4(a)(6) successful (USD)
- wefunder:fundraise:156915: 4(a)(6) successful (USD)

## Story
Solar Roadways® combines Intelligence + Infrastructure + Energy Generation for virtually all walking and driving surfaces. Aesthetically pleasing with comprehensive features, the modular Solar Road Panels include benefits for national security, infrastructure safety and maintenance, and modernizing the grid. Before the invention of Solar Roadways, our vast system of roadways and paved surfaces were just sitting there baking in the sun, waiting for the opportunity to become intelligent and contribute to our clean energy future. Solar Road Panels can transform virtually any surface into a virtual power plant by collecting clean solar energy. Rapidly fading static painted lines and signage are replaced by up to 16-million colors of dynamic embedded LEDs to create dynamic lines, verbiage, and graphics. Embedded heating elements improve winter safety in snowy regions for vehicles and pedestrians. This smart surface technology comes with a microprocessor in every panel, giving them the ability to collect and transmit data, communicate with vehicles, aid in traffic management, and more.Our calculations show that even with extremely conservative numbers, Solar Roadways could exceed the energy needs of the U.S. by transforming existing walking/driving surfaces. With demand for grid innovation and infrastructure spending at an all-time high, Solar Roadways is positioned to scale globally and tap into the multibillion-dollar infrastructure market.Innovative Design Changes in New Solar Road Panel Model SR5The SR5 represents years of iterative engineering of our Solar Road Panel technology - each previous generation informing the next, culminating in our most capable system yet.The intelligence is now in a Brain Box external to the panel, so upgrades no longer need to involve the whole panel. Two important changes have been made to dissipate summer heat in hot climates: The black circuit boards have been changed to white, and the rubber bases have been replaced with a new aluminum design.Aluminum has replaced glass on the back side of the panel too – panel weight has been reduced from 75 pounds to 35 pounds.A new cabling system has been created, along with a Consolidator Box designed to distribute power and speed up installation.As a quick visual, the animation below shows a simplified look at an SR5 Solar Road Panel installation.OUR TECHNOLOGYSolar Panels Designed for Walking and Driving SurfacesNormal solar panels can’t even be walked on, but Solar Road Panels are specially engineered to support the weight of 250,000 pound vehicles. Solar Road Panels generate clean energy from roads, sidewalks, and parking lots - spaces where traditional panels can’t go. It’s a revolutionary way to turn millions of underutilized surfaces into power producers.Smart, Modular Pavement That Does More Than PaveSolar Road Panels are a modular, intelligent pavement system designed to do far more than traditional road surfaces. They feature onboard microprocessors, integrated heating to prevent snow and ice accumulation, LEDs for customizable guidance and signage, and real-time diagnostics to monitor panel health— thus reimagining what infrastructure can be.The System and its PartsSolar Road Panels have been designed with 4 primary features:Clean EnergyEach SR5 Solar Road Panel contains 48.94-watts worth of high efficiency (23.7%) solar cells. We’ll be able to easily upgrade them as the solar industry creates more efficient cells. Unlike asphalt, which just wastes the sun’s energy, Solar Road Panels convert much of that energy into electricity.Solar cells create DC energy. The Solar Roadways system uses microinverters, which convert the DC energy into AC energy to run homes or businesses. The microinverters also prevent widespread power loss due to shading. For instance, if a car parks on a solar parking lot, only the panels beneath the vehicle are affected. The surrounding panels, still exposed to the sun, continue working normally. We designed our system with this in mind.Using conservative numbers, we’ve calculated here that if all the roads in the lower 48 states were converted to Solar Roadways, we could produce over three times the amount of electricity that the U.S. currently uses annually. With the expected upcoming energy demand from AI added to current needs, planning for massive energy generation is imperative. HeatingEach SR5 Solar Road Panel contains its own independently operated heating system. The system consists of four temperature sensors located in the four quadrants of the hexagon:The red lines show the heating traces. These four heating sections work independently of each other, and only one is activated at a time. A microprocessor board, connected to quadrant A, reads the four temperature sensors. If one of them reads below the temperature threshold, then that sensor’s heating quadrant is activated. If more than one sensor reads below the temperature threshold, then the one with the coldest reading has its heating element activated.IlluminationSince the five different colored LEDs are in very close proximity, color mixing easily takes place. Activating the blue and green LEDs creates aqua, red and blue make magenta, green and yellow create lime, etc.The SR5 Solar Road Panel also contains a light sensor that is monitored by the microprocessor. The light sensor detects the ambient brightness of the sun, and the microprocessor adjusts the intensity level of the LEDs accordingly: the brighter the sun, the brighter the LEDs.IntelligenceThe heart of the Solar Road Panel is the “Brain Box” plugged into the back of the panel. This device contains the microprocessor and all control circuitry. It provides power to the heating elements and instructs the LED drivers in the panel which LEDs to illuminate and at what intensity.The microprocessor reads the sensors located in the panel. The SR5 contains four temperature sensors and one ambient light sensor. The microprocessor uses this information to determine when to activate the heating traces and to adjust the intensity of the LEDs.The microprocessor has a built-in radio to communicate wirelessly with surrounding panels or any device with a similar radio configuration (a computer for instance). This is how the panels receive new LED patterns, heating configurations, etc. It is also how the user collects information from the sensors in the panels.Each Brain Box has over 500KB of non-volatile memory, allowing the storage of over 8000 different LED patterns or any other type of data.In essence, the SR5 is a computer on a wireless network. This network can be a driveway, a parking lot, a bike path, a playground, an airport, a road, etc.The Solar Road Panel is intelligent infrastructure in the truest sense.All these improvements were made with the goal to streamline production and installation as we prepare for mass manufacturing.Solar Roadways Modernizes with Modular Intelligent InfrastructureThe current grid and infrastructure are outdated. The over 4 million miles of roadway in the US has received a “D” on the 2025 report card from the American Society of Civil Engineers. They say, “Federal, state, and local governments will need to prioritize strategic investments dedicated to improving and preserving roadway conditions that increase public safety on the system we have in place, as well as plan for the roadways of the future, which will need to account for connected and autonomous vehicles”.This is easy to confirm with our own eyes and vehicles as we drive the country dodging potholes and waiting in construction zones. According to AAA, “damage caused by potholes cost drivers a staggering $26.5 billion in 2021 alone”.In snowy climates, accidents and falls are a consequence of slippery conditions. According to the Federal Department of Transportation “Over 70 percent of the nation's roads are located in snowy regions”. They give these statistics: “each year, 24 percent of weather-related vehicle crashes occur on snowy, slushy or icy pavement and 15 percent happen during snowfall or sleet. Over 1,300 people are killed and more than 116,800 people are injured in vehicle crashes on snowy, slushy or icy pavement annually.”The Federal Highway Administration has this to say about painted road lines: “Pavement markings need to be restriped as they lose their visibility over time. Specifically, pavement markings that are made of paint-based materials have a relatively short service life – one to two years.”We’ve all seen roads and parking lots with paint so faded, it’s hard to know how to navigate. Many people have a hard time seeing painted lines at night, especially when the pavement is wet and headlights are glaring. In snowy areas, road lines often become completely obscured by snow and ice. Paint is also static, meaning it cannot be changed to suit current conditions.In regard to our energy grid, the Department of Energy stated, “A reliable, resilient, and secure electric grid is vital for national security, economic security, and the growing number of services that Americans rely upon every day. This complex machine spanning the continent is made up of millions of miles of transmission and distribution lines, transformers, sensors, software, communication systems, and other equipment that connect electric power generators to customers. As demand and expectations for electricity evolve, innovations are needed from end-to-end to meet growing challenges and threats, from extreme weather events and cyberattacks to load growth and aging infrastructure.”The comprehensive innovation by Solar Roadways addresses all these concerns. All walking and driving surfaces can be modernized and become safer, multi-featured, and create energy. They will be internally lit with dynamic LEDs, eliminating the problems with paint. Heating elements will bring winter safety for those 70% of the population living in areas where that matters. Governments and drivers can stop paying for the repairs needed when potholes form. Faster, modular road maintenance means less time for us all sitting in traffic, wasting gas… and our time.We can create a modular, intelligent infrastructure system that can modernize our electrical grid, our walking and driving surfaces, our military bases, and our airports. The public and private sectors and government entities will reach new levels of intelligence, safety, sustainability, resilience, and national security in these uncertain times.It’s time to drive into the future…FUTURE ENHANCEMENTSThe Roadway that is made for Electric and Autonomous Vehicles Solar Road Panels are intelligent and can help pave the way for autonomous vehicles (AVs) by communicating with the vehicle and giving it real time information from the Solar Road Panels, thus helping the AV avoid accidents, detour around potential traffic problems, and even steer the vehicle with more accuracy. Anticipating the research and development on this topic, we’ve already purchased a 1/6 scale autonomous vehicle to interact with Solar Road Panels. Once that research is completed, we’ll be ready to collaborate with autonomous vehicle companies. Some have already reached out.While many companies make dynamic chargers for electric vehicles (EVs), it has yet to become practical to deploy them on roads. Solar Roadways can provide the delivery system and has begun collaboration with one of the manufacturers. Eventually, EVs will be able to charge as they drive, eliminating range anxiety and allowing EVs to finally charge on clean energy.We have to stay focused on our immediate tasks, but once Solar Road Panels are in full production, we’re looking forward to being able to turn our attention to this advancement as well.Disaster ReliefEarly in our journey, we realized Solar Road Panels would be much appreciated in disaster torn areas after earthquakes, hurricanes, etc. The panels could be airlifted into a distressed area to become a staging area to provide power, light, and heat to emergency crews. This would be a mobile application that could be set up and torn down quickly. It would be an honor to help people in this way.Color RoadieThe Colorado Department of Transportation sponsored a contest looking for solutions to pedestrians and bicyclists getting hit by automobiles at dusk. We submitted our Color Roadie proposal and won their contest. The Color Roadie is a small device that can be worn on a necklace, wristband, bicycle, or pet collar. As the device approaches a Solar Road Panel on a bike path, road or other surface, all nearby panels light up is a specified color. The driver may not see a pedestrian in dark clothing or a small dog, but they won’t miss the road lighting up in front of them. We look forward to employing this technology in the future, as we believe it has a variety of use cases.Other Potential Future ProjectsWhen time and funding allows, there are many other worthy pursuits to consider:A travel panel to take easily on planes for meetings/exhibitsAn “Advertising Panel” minus the solar to make room for high density LEDs. Some venues will want this for contiguous areas that receive little or no sun especially where there is a desire to use the panels for advertising or highlighting. This application would be ideal for entertainment venues like arenas, stadiums, concert halls, etc.We’ll likely want more shapes and sizes of panels in the future to meet customer needs/wants.We already have many interested customers asking for a modular plug-n-play system for temporary installations. We’ve had requests for this from military bases, movie premiers, temporary solar dance floors, sporting events, etc.Data collection and apps – a whole new world of possibilities will open:THE MARKET AND OUR TRACTIONThe market for Solar Roadways consists of virtually all walking and driving surfaces on earth:Infrastructure with a Return on InvestmentUnlike standard pavement, Solar Road Panels offer multiple streams of return on investment (ROI). Solar Roadways’ features offer ongoing functional and economic value while reducing city maintenance, energy, and insurance costs.Future projections are not guaranteed.Future projections are not guaranteed.Links:SOLAR ROADWAYS, INTELLIGENT TRANSPORTATION, DISTRIBUTED ENERGY, SMART INFRASTRUCTURE, RENEWABLE ENERGY, SMART CITIES, CLEAN ENERGY, SMART TRANSPORTATION, DECENTRALIZED ENERGY, SMART HIGHWAYS, INTELLIGENT INFRASTRUCTURE, SMART GRIDSCRITICAL INFRASTRUCTURERoadsThe U.S. Department of Transportation expressed early interest in the modularity of Solar Roadways and funded our early research and development. Although we have always believed it’s smartest to begin with non-critical infrastructure, we realize that roadways will be the key application where all fundamental benefits will coalesce.Military BasesWe’ve been approached by several military bases seeking unique applications for our technology.We just (2025) finished an installation at an Army base in New Hampshire. This included walkways and a portion of a parking lot for vehicle testing.This particular base is most interested in the heating ability of the panels – to help prevent snow/ice accumulation. The bases we’ve talked to have a expressed a variety of different problems that Solar Roadways can help with and we’re looking forward to working with various bases.Railroad CompaniesRailroad companies have reached out about using Solar Road Panels on train station platforms, along light rail lines, and on railyards. When we were first approached, we were not product ready, now we look forward to revisiting these potential installations.Utility CompaniesVarious utility companies have reached out with interest. Early on, people warned us that they would be against us. Our experience has been the opposite. Two of them have expressed interest in installing the panels on their own parking lots. One offered to pay for a community project. We have received nothing but enthusiasm from such companies, and we will be happy to work on projects with them as soon as we are in full production.AirportsWe’ve been approached by several airports, from small private airfields to major international airports. We believe airports will be one of the greatest use cases for Solar Road Panels. The graphic below illustrates ways we can help them:Public Health and SafetyHospitals, ambulance stations, police and fire departments have all reached out. They can benefit from using the ability of the Solar Road Panels to make quick color changes to provide warnings. For instance, even if a driver is listening to loud music on headphones, they will not miss panels turning red as a fire truck is about to leave the station. On a roadway, panels could turn red when any emergency vehicle is needing to pass quickly and safely to help avoid accidents. First responders could turn the road red a quarter mile before the site of an accident to warn drivers to slow down.Hospitals often have rooftop helipads. In snowy regions, we’ve talked to hospital staff about how slippery they often are as they are trying to get a critical patient into the hospital. Solar Road Panels would provide the illumination, color coding, and snow and ice mitigation that they need to keep the public safer.Decentralization and National SecurityIn a normal power-generating facility, be it coal, wind, solar farm, nuclear, or hydroelectric, the power is generated in one concentrated location. This is centralized power and can be vulnerable. Our current grid can be instantly destroyed by terrorists or natural/human caused disasters.Solar Road Panels will create a decentralized power source. Imagine a long, Solar Roadway, connecting two cities. If a terrorist were to blow up the center of this road, the panels remaining on both sides of the bomb crater would still be producing energy. Neither city would lose their power.Power produced will be used at nearby locations, minimizing transmission loss: Parking lots and roads will power businesses, driveways and residential roads power homes, playgrounds power schools, etc.A decentralized power grid is a source of national security.MANUFACTURED AROUND THE WORLD WITH A FOCUS ON SUSTAINABILITY Made in America for AmericaSince our humble beginning, we have committed to the plan that every Solar Road Panel to be installed in the U.S. will be proudly Made in America. Installations will be only in America at first – we have interest from every state. We are headquartered in Idaho, and our subcontractors in several other states are contributing to the production of the panels. We want to reduce shipping needs, create American jobs, build the American economy, and enhance American manufacturing. We have one large national distributor/installer company now which builds parking lots across the country. We may eventually need a whole network to keep installations rolling.Made Around the World for the Whole PlanetWhen we begin to branch out to other countries, our manufacturer has facilities throughout the world. It will make good sense to manufacture panels in the facility closest to where they will be installed. This reduces shipping, which is better for the planet and the customer. We have interest from most countries around the world, and we want every country to have the benefits that Solar Road Panels offer. Imagine the winter safety they will offer to places like Sweden, Canada, and Norway. Imagine what it will do for infrastructure and basic needs in Africa and the tremendous clean energy that will be provided to them. Imagine the big cities of the world from Tokyo to Dubai to Barcelona lit up with dynamic LEDs, which will be offering new safety and traffic management benefits, data collection and more each city making their own choices about how they want to utilize Solar Roadways.COLLABORATORSElringKlingerElringKlinger is our manufacturing partner. They are a large international company with facilities in the US, Germany, France, Spain, UK, Turkey, Italy, Hungary, Romania, South Africa, Canada, Mexico, Brazil, China, India, Indonesia, Japan, South Korea, and Thailand. Using their years of lean manufacturing expertise, they are helping Solar Roadways develop the most advantageous manufacturing Standard Operating Procedures (SOP) to create consistently high-quality product, while decreasing manufacturing costs.They produced the panels for the New Hampshire Army Base. We’ve contracted with them with the understanding that all Solar Road Panels to be installed in the US will be produced at their US facilities. When we begin overseas installations, they are perfectly positioned to produce panels all over the world closer to installation sites to reduce shipping costs and protect the environment from unnecessary shipping, while maintaining continuity in production.Jordon ConstructionJordan Construction Company has offered construction management services to industrial, commercial, and retail businesses since 2003. They work mainly on large parking lots for large retail establishments, restaurants, hotels and the like in 48 states. Customers include Walmart, Kohl’s, Home Depot Grainger, Pilot Gas Stations, Advanced Auto Parts, O’Reilly’s, Best Buy, Lowe’s, JLL, CBRE, Lifetime Fitness etc. They have been trained in the installation of Solar Road Panels and Solar Roadways contracted them to help with the installation of the New Hampshire Army Base. They are well established to begin offering our product to their customers across the US as we enter full production.IntelliTectWe’ve contracted with IntelliTect: a high-end software architecture and development consulting firm based in Spokane, Washington. Intellitect engineers provide architecture consulting, full life-cycle software development, and training to their customers. Through a consultation process, IntelliTect has written the software for customers to use to control their Solar Road Panels.ADVISORSMEDIA AND RECOGNITION High-Profile Validation and Government BackingWe’ve successfully completed seven government grants and partnered with the U.S. Department of Transportation, the U.S. Army, and the U.S. Air Force. SR tech has passed rigorous engineering tests and won several industry awards.Massive Community and Investor SupportSolar Roadways has raised over $4.7M from 50,000+ donors/investors and inspired a global fanbase across 165 countries—showing strong public demand for this visionary technology.Awards and HonorsWe’ve had many honors along this journey and met some incredible people. Here are some of the highlights from awards, speaking engagements/exhibits, film/tv, print media, and support from prominent people:Solar Panels that do far more than Generate Energy, they EntertainWe’re all familiar with the traditional options for clean energy, from rooftop solar to wind. We added dynamic LEDs to our panels to eliminate the need for painting and to create new options in safety, traffic management and communications. We quickly realized that we had simultaneously created a way for solar to be fun and the world embraced this idea so quickly we were amazed.Playgrounds, driveways, patios, and pool decks are the star of the show for this option. Any of those options are perfect to double as a sports court with unlimited interchangeable sport court configurations. School and park playgrounds will no longer have to carefully consider which sports/games to offer on their very limited footprint. Now a push of the button can display any configuration, or customers can create their own. All these spaces can become instant entertainment venues.People tell us that they want to use the LEDs to decorate for every holiday and celebration: Christmas, Valentine’s Day, Halloween, birthday parties, displaying sports team colors, announcing the birth of a new baby. There are truly no limits. Dance floor? Ambience for a dinner party? They all happen at the push of a button, and favorites can be saved for continual use. Fun and educational games will be created to allow kids of all ages to play boundless games while getting exercise and fresh air.After hearing from people all over the world, we believe that the private sector is more willing to invest in clean energy options when they will be getting all these features in one product.Our Solar Freakin’ Roadways video has been viewed more than 22 million times. It’s older now but still the most entertaining way to learn about Solar Roadways in less than 7 minutes:Join us on Our Journey to Make the World Greener and SaferWe’d be honored to have you join us as we work to replace our antiquated infrastructure with intelligent infrastructure for all walking and driving surfaces. We decided to raise more this round so that we can move faster. We used the time during the pandemic when everything was shut down – including supply chains – to design our new SR5 model. This is the model that will go into full production as soon as the fine tuning and UL approval is completed.It’s nearly time to be able to start accepting customers and moving into mass manufacturing. With your help, we can bring all the benefits of Solar Roadways to the world. We always say we have the best shareholders in the world – grateful to you all.

## FAQ
1. **Hi Scott, Julie, The last time you did an investment round that I am aware of (Dec 2020), it turned out that I could not invest since I was based in the UK. Do you know if that's still the case? If not, and I could now invest, how would I go about it? Thanks and regards, Philippe**
   - Hi Philippe, we are so happy to say that finally, all our UK supporters have the opportunity to invest now through Wefunder! Just set up your Wefunder account and click the INVEST button on our page. Wefunder should be able to help if you have questions along the way. Thank you so much.
2. **Hi, if the full capital is not raised are the funds returned to investors or do we get the opportunity to rescind? the risk increases if there are not enough funds provided to the company.**
   - We asked Wefunder just to be sure, and this is what they told us: Before an investor's funds will be disbursed, they'll receive notification via email asking if they'd like to opt out. Once funds are disbursed, an investor's investment is finalized and can no longer be cancelled.
3. **We are all getting older 😅What's your succession plan?**
   - Thank you for the thoughtful question. Solar Roadways has been built with long-term continuity in mind. We maintain extensive technical documentation, secured intellectual property, testing data and detailed operational records to ensure that the company’s knowledge and systems are preserved and transferable. Team members who have been directly involved in the design, manufacturing, and installation of Solar Road Panels over many years understand the technology and operations in depth. As the...
4. **Hi. I invested 5 years ago at a 30M. How come the valuation only increased by 3M in 5 years? Not that I'm complaining, I'll invest again at this bargain price, but I was just wondering why the valuation hasn't gone up more since you made a lot of progress since the last raise.**
   - The valuation increase has been intentionally modest. While we’ve made significant progress — including completing our seventh government grant and our first U.S. Army base installation — we are still pre-revenue. We felt it was important to keep the valuation aligned with our current stage of commercialization rather than pricing ahead of demonstrated revenue. Our goal was to balance fairness to existing shareholders with the opportunity for new investors to participate at a pivotal moment a...
5. **good stuff. I think for you a investor panel, pitch deck would be perfect. not a bunch of words but you guys sitting down, many these days on the go, don't have time to sit down reading info. 1. you mentioned it pays for its self. you have any idea on average time frame? 2. wh...**
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## Team
- Scott Brusaw (MSEE, President & CEO, Co-Founder)
- Julie A Brusaw (MA, Co-Founder)
- Alyssa Delbridge (MS, Vice President of Operations)
- Michael Morris (MBA Engineering and Financial Consultant)

## Q&A
- Q: Hi Scott & Julie, I also purchased shares during the StartEngine campaign and jumped at the chance to acquire more shares this round because I believe this is a truly innovative product. I keep hearing about Amazon, Google, Meta, Microsoft, OpenAI, Oracle, and xAI all pledging to offset the infrastructure costs of the energy needed to run the data centers they want to build to further develop AI technology. Will you be promoting Solar Roadways to those corporations as a way to fulfill their promises? AI powered by Solar Roadways seems like a marketing win to me.
  - A: Hi Stephen, and thanks for investing on both platforms! We are generally not at liberty to talk about our interactions with big companies, but we can talk about one that you mention here. Google choose us to be one of their Moonshots and invited us to give a Solve For X talk at their NYC headquarters. That was an amazing experience. After that they invited us to their facility in California where they gave us a ride in their Google car. We swapped ideas about how Solar Roadways could eventually drive their Automated Vehicles.
- Q: Repeat investor here! It's a privilege to be part of this journey!
  - A: Hi Lucas! So glad you saw the new opportunity. We’re honored to have another investment from you – we know that you understand SR very well. Just saw your Facebook post about our raise too. Thank you so much. That really helps us.
- Q: Hi Scott, Julie, The last time you did an investment round that I am aware of (Dec 2020), it turned out that I could not invest since I was based in the UK. Do you know if that's still the case? If not, and I could now invest, how would I go about it? Thanks and regards, Philippe
  - A: Hi Philippe, we are so happy to say that finally, all our UK supporters have the opportunity to invest now through Wefunder! Just set up your Wefunder account and click the INVEST button on our page. Wefunder should be able to help if you have questions along the way. Thank you so much.
- Q: Can these or could these wirelessly charge a car....like a smart phone on a charging pad? That could solve so many issues with EVs.
  - A: Thank you so much for your thoughtful question. That is one of the things we’ve started working on in the background, but we won’t be able to devote much time to it until we are in full production. While we don’t intend to make dynamic chargers ourselves, some of the makers of them have reached out to us. They have a workable product but difficulties with implementation. Solar Roadways would provide the delivery system once we are installing roadways. We’ve collaborated with one of the companies and gotten as far as laminating some of their components into our panels. We can collaborate with any of the companies who make the chargers. Many people don’t realize that EVs have been traditionally charged via fossil fuels. We heard David Letterman do a whole rant on this topic once on his show. The collaboration between the dynamic charging companies would mean that finally EV’s can charge while they drive instead having to find charging stations, and lose time on their journey while they stop to charge. Finally they will be able to charge on clean energy. We’ll all be drivin’ on sunshine!
- Q: Is this the company that is in Sandpoint idaho?
  - A: From your profile, I see that a Semper Fi is in order, neighbor! Yes, that’s us – we’re the original Solar Roadways. With all the traveling we do, we still believe this to be one of the most beautiful areas in the world.
- Q: Hello. I my husband and I made the jump and invested. I saw that the first level perk is 20% off on your merch. Could you help me find your website with your merchandise? Thanks
  - A: Thanks Catherine and husband! Go to https://solarroadways.com/ and click the SR GEAR icon. That will take you to our store. Thank you very much! You also qualify for the Early Bird Flamingo Challenge Coin and perhaps other coins (depending on the level of your investment and assuming you have a U.S. address).
- Q: I thought I was investing $300 so I could get the flamingo coin. Wondering why it only shows $299 invested?
  - A: We didn’t realize Wefunder would round it down. At $4.9841 per share, a $300 investment gets rounded to $299.046. We’ll honor this at a $300 investment. The first 500 Investors (as long as they have a US address) who invest the minimum or more will receive the Flamingo Early Bird Coin. You’re number 174, so you’ve got a coin coming - thank you so much!
- Q: Can the $1000 I've contributed be transferred stock?
  - A: Hi William, That would be better addressed to the Wefunder team. They gave us this email to share with those who have such questions: support@wefunder.com
- Q: Hi Scott, Thanks for your quick and comprehensive response. The 23.7 efficiency is very good but what's the coverage area of solar surface per panel? Unfortunately, for the reasons you mentioned the total efficiency and cost of solar roadway panels will not be competitive with solar panels for the near future. Have you considered targeting hotels, sport arena's and other public or private places that might care less about solar energy but would be thrilled to pay top dollar using your product for it's other strengths and benefits. Especially if the resolution of the advertising panels could be increased, having a big LED screen driveway that stays ice and snow free is an amazing selling point. Once panel production is at scale, the price could come down to a point where it's easier to compete with conventional solar and add more applications. Regards, Rik
  - A: Hi again Rik, We didn’t invent Solar Road Panels to compete with rooftop panels in efficiency as that would be impossible. The idea was to open up a brand new market for solar: all walking and driving surfaces on earth, with a multi-featured Intelligent Infrastructure product. Rooftop solar cannot do most of the things Solar Road Panels can do: they can’t be driven upon, can’t make light or heat, have no entertainment or educational value, etc. The two products really only have one thing in common: they both have solar cells. Both are great helps for the environment. Asphalt paved surfaces just bake in the sun – we decided to turn some of that energy into electrical power. We’ve been approached by professional sports stadiums, airports, hotels, amusement parks, and many other entities. Our interested customers vary when asked about their favorite feature. Customers in snowy climates often care most about the heating elements. Many care most about LEDs for entertainment. Those who care a lot about the environment often care most about the solar aspect. We started with the environment in mind but quickly learned that people wanted our product for many different reasons.
- Q: I think I just invested but at the very end Wefunder asked for my social security number which I reluctantly provided but when I clicked to submit it said there was an error. Can you verify that my investment has been made appropriately? ~Kelley Dempsey
  - A: Hi Kelley, I just sent you an email with the details of your investment. Welcome aboard!
- Q: Hi maybe I missed it, but any patents in the works?
  - A: Hi Stephen, Yes, we mentioned it in highlight #8. But your question just alerted us that we ought to mention it in another spot too. We just created a graphic with all our IP details for the campaign page. You can find it right underneath the market graphic which we also posted as an update today. Short answer: we have a utility patent, design patent, trademarks, and we’re patent pending.
- Q: Hello Scott and Julie -- another very long time follower here (more than a decade now for sure!) I note that for the cold climates you mention heating elements prominently, but what I don't see is any details around batteries or other sources for the elements to pull from. If we see a night time snowfall, for example, that the solar collectors get covered before generating the electricity to trigger the heaters, what backups are in place? If it is an onboard battery, what kind of thermal control do you have around that? If it is external, where does it typically reside for things like roadways or other long distances -- is it buried on the roadside, or what? I see this as one of the biggest environmental factors affecting longevity and usability when the collectors can't generate power, so I am curious how that is being addressed before I consider investing.
  - A: Hi Thomas, thanks for your question. Our Solar Road Panels have three completely separate systems: solar, heating, and LEDs. The solar is an output and the other two are inputs. They all work independently of each other. To date, all our installations have used net metering: we feed the generated solar power into the local grid (spinning the meter backward) during the day and then draw back off the local grid at night. The system is compatible with battery storage as well and many of our interested customers tell us they plan to pair our panels with Tesla’s batteries. The heating system and the LEDs are powered directly off the local grid because, as you pointed out, we can’t have the heating elements turn off and the road freeze over and the road lines disappear when the solar isn’t working. And of course, many locations don’t have snow or ice and won’t be utilizing the heating elements. For long distances, we will have a Cable Corridor (there are photos on our website) running alongside the road. This contains the power cables, solar microinverters, power supplies, etc., that are needed to run the system. This will be much safer than the current overhead power cable system. We’ve met with several utility companies and so far have received favorable responses. Some of the benefits will be reduction in power outages, enhanced safety for utility workers and wild fire prevention (preventing those caused by the deadly combination of trees, powerlines, heat and wind).
- Q: I've been following your progress on this great product for a long time. Can you provide information on the TCO (Total Cost of Ownership) of these panels. What is the average lifespan of a panel under various conditions (roadway, walkway, etc.), cost of maintenance, etc. Thank you.
  - A: Hi Mandie, Since we are still completing UL certification and finalizing the production model as part of that process, it would not be possible to formulate Total Cost of Ownership (TCO) figures. Those numbers will depend on the final panel design after any requested UL changes, manufacturing scale, installation type, location, and the specific application (roadway, parking lot, walkway, etc.). That said, TCO for Solar Road Panels is evaluated differently than traditional paving because Solar Road Panels are a unique new type of infrastructure which integrates multiple functions in one system — structural surface, programmable lighting and markings, snow-melting capability, embedded sensors, and solar energy generation. Each panel is a 50-watt solar panel and how much is generated depends on many factors such as location and season. There are multiple streams of potential ROI (which will vary by customer) for Solar Road Panels (ie clean energy generation, elimination of snow removal costs, elimination of pothole repair, elimination of costs for restriping painted lines and signage etc.) unlike traditional pavement options which have no ROI at all. One of the civil engineering tests we conducted for the U.S. Department of Transportation gave us a good idea of longevity. The Advanced Acceleration test was performed at a university civil engineering lab. They ran a 9,500-pound tire over our Solar Road Panels 24/7 for three months. This simulated 15-years of truck abuse. They examined our panels after the test and found no scratching, no breakage, and no rutting (expected for asphalt surfaces). We see no reason that they won’t last 20 years or more but obviously we have no real world data to draw from yet. The modularity means that individual panels can be replaced if needed rather than resurfacing large sections of infrastructure, which simplifies maintenance. The USDOT awarded us three grants partly because of their interest in that feature. We wish we could offer a more concrete answer to your question, but it’s just a bit too early. As we complete certification and move toward scaled manufacturing, we’ll be able to offer more detailed lifecycle and deployment economics. Individual customers will be given a complete site assessment and number projections for their unique situation prior to sale.
- Q: I purchased my initial shares through StartEngine a few years ago. What’s the difference between buying shares there versus buying them here? Also, is there a way for us to track our investment?
  - A: Hi Nabin, Thank you so much for your support. We’re happy to have you as a Shareholder. You can find all info about your shares with StartEngine on their platform and Wefunder will provide the same service to our investors for this round. It’s the same concept but note that our valuation is a bit higher now.
- Q: Hi Scott, Thank you for the thoughtful explanation, and genuinely, it’s impressive that you’ve built organic global interest without active outreach. That kind of pull is rare and it speaks well of the concept and the groundwork you’ve already laid. That said, there’s an important structural distinction I want to share from experience working with innovation-stage projects: Strong interest is not the same as secured demand. Right now, you have curiosity, attention, and conversations, which are valuable, but until there is a calibrated activation system behind that interest, it remains passive rather than convertible. Certifications, manufacturing alignment, and partnerships prepare the product; however, market momentum must be engineered separately and in parallel if you want adoption velocity once UL clears. Many founders wait until approvals are finalized before activating demand infrastructure, but the projects that scale fastest are the ones that quietly build a controlled conversion pipeline before they officially open doors. That way, certification doesn’t mark the beginning of outreach — it triggers immediate traction. From what you described, you already have:• Organic discovery• Interested prospects• Industry relationships What’s currently missing is a structured conversion architecture that:• qualifies and segments those prospects• scores intent levels• prepares them psychologically for commitment• and positions you for rapid capital and order activation the moment approval lands Confidence in organic traction is great — but systems are what turn interest into measurable outcomes. If you ever decide you’d like that layer built quietly in the background while you focus on certification and manufacturing, that’s exactly where I come in. No distraction to your current priorities — just infrastructure prepared so that when you say “ready,” the market responds immediately. If that strategic layer sounds relevant down the line, I’d be glad to outline how it would look specifically for your project. Best,Diana
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