NOVELTY - A photovoltaic hip, ridge or rake modular roofing structure (5) comprises a photovoltaic shingle panel or solar panel (10); a rigid back member (20) with a length equal to or greater than that of the shingle panel, and attached to a lower surface of the shingle panel; at least one electrical contact pad on a lower surface of the back member; and at least one conductive rod (29) coupled to the shingle panel via the lower surface of back member, and passing through the back member.    USE - As photovoltaic building materials for covering the hip, ridge and rake portions of a roof; and useful in photovoltaic solar-powered electrical system e.g. solar-power roof system.    ADVANTAGE - The rigid back member allows the next photovoltaic modular roofing structure to be easily aligned for quick and uniform installation. The thickness and size of the back member enhances the appearance of the roofing structure, avoiding exaggerated saw-tooth appearance after installation. As the back member is made of rigid material, the roofing structure will not droop over time or after exposure to extreme temperatures. The electrical connection across the photovoltaic electrical system formed by the modular roofing structures is carried out directly from one photovoltaic roofing structure to another, hence external wiring for the photovoltaic system is connected only to the conductive rods of the structure. Therefore, holes for wiring each shingle panel to the electrical system are not made through the roof of the structure. Thus, the system of interconnected photovoltaic modular roofing structures, eliminates the risk of leaks through such holes, and installation process for the roofing structure is simplified. As a result, the photovoltaic modular roofing structure provides speed and ease of installation with fewer electrical connections.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - The conductive rod is coupled to the contact pad, and extends through a front end of the back member to contact an electrical contact pad located on another rigid back member of a separate modular roofing structure couplable to the first rigid back member. INDEPENDENT CLAIMS are included for the following:    (1) a method of manufacturing the photovoltaic hip, ridge, or rake modular roofing structure; and a method of installing the photovoltaic hip, ridge, or rake modular roofing structure.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The figure shows a bottom view of the photovoltaic modular roofing structure.    photovoltaic modular roofing structure (5)    photovoltaic shingle panel or solar panel (10)    edges of shingle panel (13, 23)    rigid back member (20)    sidewalls of back member (22a, 22b)    channel walls (24)    slit (27)    holes (28)    conductive rods. (29)