While the cost of tesla s solar roof is comparable to the cost of a traditional solar installation and roof replacement how do the savings stack up.
How much power does tesla solar roof produce.
Solar size number of panels power rating roof area covered.
Your home does not produce energy at nighttime so any electricity used during these hours is being provided by your local utility through the grid.
The solar roof tiles cost 2 85 per watt and the inactive shingles cost 5 60 per square foot.
The price was calculated for a roof where 35 percent of the tiles are solar solar tiles cost more per square foot than non solar tiles in order to generate 53 500 worth of electricity.
Tesla says that the typical homeowner can expect to pay 21 85 per square foot for a solar roof it s a fairly expensive product but it comes with a lifetime of the house warranty and 30.
I expect the tesla solar roof to perform about the same as an ordinary 6 kilowatt system.
A traditional 6 2 kw solar system in california will produce around 10 180 kilowatt hours kwh of electricity per year.
That costs around 50 000 once the federal solar investment tax credit is factored in and it produces around 9 85 kilowatts of power which tesla told tobler was the biggest system we have.
Tesla estimates that a 10kw solar roof will cost a total of 33 950 including incentives.