Method and system for providing and installing photovoltaic material

A method for providing a photovoltaic (PV) material for installation upon a surface of a building, the method comprising:

• providing at least one first PV strip and at least one second PV strip which include elongated strings of thin, flexible PV cells, wherein each of said at least one first PV strip and said at least one second PV strip may be cut after being manufactured to any length that will cover any portion of a surface of a structure;
• providing at least one first electrically active region at least one first location on said at least one first PV strip;
• providing at least one second electrically active region at least one second location on said at least one second PV strip;
• fastening said at least one first PV strip upon said surface of a structure;
• fastening said at least one second PV strip upon said surface of a structure in an aligned relationship with said at least one first PV strip, the at least one second PV strip being fastened so that a portion of the at least one first PV strip lies parallel to, and partially underneath, or in an otherwise weather tight manner, along a length of the at least one second PV strip.