In the US, Tesla has a calculator that helps home owners estimate the size and cost of replacing their roof. But as we have seen with the Powerwall, not everyone is worried about economics, and will happily jump on board as early adopters. And its guaranteed to work until infinity.The concept of solar roof tiles is not exactly a new one either - many companies have tried to bring them to market, but the cost to benefit ratio was just not there. When production really does ramp up and the cost goes down, the solar tiled roof could become a widely used clean green way to power homes. Homeowners can place reservations for the solar roof now on the website. The installations are being done by Tesla's subsidy SolarCity Corporation and is limited to the US. So you can have a great roof with better economics than a normal fairly cheap roof and your utility bill.” That’s one of the cheapest roofs available. We have a shot at being equal to a comp shingle roof plus someone’s utility cost or being lower than that. “I am very excited about version 3 of solar roof. He also said that the price of installation was expected to go down. This is actually quite a hard technology problem to have an integrated solar cell with a roof tile, have it look good, and last for 30 years.” The company delayed the mass rollout until 2019.Īt the 2019 Tesla shareholders meeting, Musk said, “We are about to complete version 3 of the solar roof. But the roll out has been considerably slower and very few homes had the solar tiles installed. In 2017, Musk said that the roofs would start being mass produced and installed in 2018 according to Electrek. The infinity warranty, Tesla said, covers the glass in the tiles and there is a 30-year warranty on the rest of the system including the power output of the tiles and leakage. There are federal tax credits that reduce the cost. The company has produced a calculator that gives the cost and expected savings of converting to this new-fangled solar roof.Īccording to National Public Radio, using the calculator, 2,467 square foot (229 square meters) two-story house in Raleigh, North Carolina will cost $46,400 to convert to the solar roof with the cost of the Powerwall home battery to store the power. Tesla's third generation glass solar roof tiles look just like a conventional roof and come in slate, terracotta, and a variety of styles. “Solar power going to a stationary battery pack so you have power at night, and then charging an electric vehicle…you can scale that to all the world’s demand,” Musk said. The roof is just part of Tesla founder Elon Musk's clean energy portfolio that includes electric cars, solar power, and home batteries which, “are really the three legs of the stool for a sustainable energy future,” he told Bloomberg. Your roof can actually be made up of solar tiles that are guaranteed to last as long as you own your home or until infinity. Many people have installed solar panels on their roofs but now there is a better way. Powering your home with solar energy is not new. Power Your House With a Solar Roof That will Last for Infinity | It looks like a conventional tile roof, but it does so much more.
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