Tesla Solaar Roof In Place Of Electricity

Solar tiles cost 42 per square foot while non solar costs 11 per square foot.

Tesla solaar roof in place of electricity.

The calculation also reflects the inclusion of one powerwall 2 battery. With an integrated powerwall battery energy collected during the day is stored and made available any time effectively turning your home into a personal utility. The active solar tiles contain solar cells so they can produce solar energy for your home to use. The cost of the roof came in at 73 600 and the calculator recommended two.

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. Tesla s solar roof was announced nearly four years ago to wide praise by excited investors. 3 in the bar chart the solar roof with value of energy is calculated based on a roof where 50 percent of the tiles are solar. The inactive shingles function has regular shingles and do not produce any electricity.

The tesla solar roof also called solarglass is designed to replace your regular roof and generate electricity at the same time. Tesla does not suggest ordering an all solar roof. That tesla claims is cheaper than spending 54 647 on a premium roof. But when i talked to industry experts and executives about the solar roof at the time there were a lot.

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. Solar roof complements your home s architecture while turning sunlight into electricity. Tesla recommends 21 85 per square foot based on 35 percent. Power your home with beautiful solar.

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 end result will be the same to produce energy and keep your house dry but it will come at a 50 60 cost premium which may be worth the enhanced aesthetics for you. 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 tesla tesla inc.

30 years of electricity production.