Our average 8 kw traditional solar system will cover around 470 sq ft of roof space and produce 10 400 kwh per year 21 9 kwh per sq.
Telsa roof measurement.
Per tesla their new solar tiles will be approximately half the weight of a standard roof tile.
Updated may 10 2017.
Not all the specifications are readily available at this time but we do know that tesla s solar shingles measure 8 7 x 14.
The tesla model 3 is 15 5 4 7 m in length 6 10 2 09 m wide and has a height of 4 9 1 45 m.
Tesla s solar roof consists of two types of shingles.
Concrete tiles between 9 5 12 lbs.
By comparison the tesla solar roof we built covers 580 sq.
This is a hard claim to make without defining the standard roof tile being used in this statement.
It takes approximately 27 solar shingles to equal a typical solar panel.
To understand the range of tile weights let s look at this.
Of the roof in active shingles for the same amount of solar production 17 9 kwh per sq ft per year.
Tesla s v3 solar roof tiles also come with a 25 year warranty and measure 15x45 inches.
The tesla model 3 is an all electric sedan from tesla.
Each shingle has two solar cells that combined produce 12 watts of electricity per shingle.
To ensure accuracy i went out and got bids for the job from 5 real local contractors in.
As a roof the tesla solar roof is warrantied for infinity or the life of the home whichever comes first.