Tesla Roof Solar Tiles

Elon musk has unveiled a redesign of tesla s solar roof tiles dubbed solar glass roof the new roof design will cost around 42 500 for a 2 000 square foot roof with 10kw of solar capacity.

Tesla roof solar tiles. Tesla s third generation solar roof sometimes known as the solarglass roof has arrived. Tesla is starting to partner with other companies to install solar roof tiles and deploy the new solar product faster. The solar roof tiles cost 2 85 per watt and the inactive shingles cost 5 60 per square foot. The tile warranty for tesla s solar roof tiles was previously the famous infinity or the life of the home with version 3 tesla put a finite cap on the tiles themselves with a new 25 year.

The tesla solar roof is a building integrated photovoltaic bipv product that takes the functionality of solar panels and integrates it into roof shingles. 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. A home with tesla roof shingles installed would have both a protective and complete roof and the capacity to generate solar energy but without installing solar panels as well. Elon musk s latest solar energy tiles unveiled in october 2019 offer a striking design that promises to.

Tesla estimates that a 10kw solar roof will cost a total of 33 950 including incentives. Shingles using crystalline cells like tesla said it could make had been experimented with but there were problems like heat and cost that couldn t be overcome by even the most experienced solar. Today the tesla solar roof is only available as a textured tile but three additional versions are expected including a spanish tile look slate tile look and a modern smooth tile. They are virtually indistinguishable from street level.

Solar roof includes two types of glass tiles a solar tile and a non solar tile. In october of last year tesla launched version 3 of its solar roof tiles.