Solar tiles cost 42 per square foot while non solar costs 11 per square foot.
Tesla solaar roof in place of electricity.
The inactive shingles function has regular shingles and do not produce any electricity.
It s made of long thin tempered glass roof tiles with integrated solar cells which click into place to create a beautiful durable surface.
Solar roof replaces your existing roof and brings it to life with beautiful solar tiles that can power your home for decades with the energy you produce.
The tesla solar roof also called solarglass is designed to replace your regular roof and generate electricity at the same time.
The decision to purchase a tesla solar roof over a traditional solar panel system would be similar to the decision to re roof with standing seam metal vs a traditional shingle.
Tesla claims a 10 kilowatt roof in california will cost around 33 950 equating to 5 60 per square foot or 2 11 per watt.
And a grid electricity price of 13 7 cents per kilowatt hour in year one the average electricity price in q1 2017 across california texas and north carolina the states referenced by consumer reports escalating at 2 percent annually.
Tesla does not suggest ordering an all solar roof.
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Solar roof complements your home s architecture while turning sunlight into electricity.
But when i talked to industry experts and executives about the solar roof at the time there were a lot.
Tesla recommends 21 85 per square foot based on 35 percent.
Tesla s solar roof was announced nearly four years ago to wide praise by excited investors.
Tesla estimated the homeowner would need 2 779 square feet of roofing and suggested half solar and half non solar tiles.
30 years of electricity production.
Power your home with beautiful solar.
The active solar tiles contain solar cells so they can produce solar energy for your home to use.
The calculation also reflects the inclusion of one powerwall 2 battery.
When you choose to install a tesla solar glass roof your entire roof will be replaced with a combination of active and inactive solar shingles.
That tesla claims is cheaper than spending 54 647 on a premium roof.
The cost of the roof came in at 73 600 and the calculator recommended two.