A laminated composition shingle includes a first sheet having a first mineral granule surface and a first rectangular shape without tab cut-outs laminated with a second sheet having a second mineral granule surface. The second sheet has tab cut-outs along only one of the longer edges of the second sheet. An exposed portion of the laminated composition shingle that remains uncovered when the laminated composition shingle forms a roof covering has a width that is between 40% and 45% of an overall width of the laminated composition shingle. A width of the tab cut-outs is between 90% and 97% of the width of the exposed portion of the laminated composition shingle. All the tab cut-outs may have the same width. There may be visible marking on the shingle to indicate placement of the next course of shingles.

A laminated composition shingle includes a first sheet having a first mineral granule surface and a first rectangular shape without tab cut-outs laminated with a second sheet having a second mineral granule surface. The second sheet has tab cut-outs along only one longer edge of the second sheet. The laminated composition shingle has a shingle width perpendicular to the long edges, The tab cut-outs have a tab width in the direction of the shingle width where two times the tab width is less than the shingle width minus two and one quarter inches (57 mm). Two times the tab width may be more than the shingle width minus four inches (102 mm). If the shingle width is at least 12 (305 mm), the tab cut-outs may have a tab width that is between 33% and 41.5% of the shingle width. All the tab cut-outs may have the same width.

A laminated composition shingle includes a first sheet having a first mineral granule surface and a first rectangular shape without tab cut-outs laminated with a second sheet having a second mineral granule surface. The second sheet has tab cut-outs along only one of the longer edges of the second sheet. An exposed portion of the laminated composition shingle that remains uncovered when the laminated composition shingle forms a roof covering has a width that is between 40% and 45% of an overall width of the laminated composition shingle. A width of the tab cut-outs is between 90% and 97% of the width of the exposed portion of the laminated composition shingle. All the tab cut-outs may have the same width. There may be visible marking on the shingle to indicate placement of the next course of shingles.

A system includes a plurality of roofing shingles having a core layer and a cap layer, with first and second ends of the cap layer offset from respective first and second ends of the core layer. The cap layer includes a first surface and a pattern on the first surface. A side lap extends from the second end of the cap layer to the second end of the core layer and an extended portion is located at the first end of the cap layer. The extended portion of a first one of the roofing shingles overlays the side lap of a second one of the roofing shingles. The system further includes a plurality of photovoltaic modules, each of the plurality of photovoltaic modules include at least one solar cell.

The present disclosure relates to roofing shingles and palleted pluralities thereof that have a reduced susceptibility to damage during shipment.