Tesla s solar roof was announced nearly four years ago to wide praise by excited investors.
Musk solar roof price.
Elon musk s latest solar energy tiles unveiled in october 2019 offer a striking design that promises to look like a regular roof to the untrained eye.
The tesla website pegs the solar roof at 1 99 per watt w a number far below the national average cost of solar panels 2 99 w.
New price estimates for the solar roof come in at 33 950 a number that includes a new roof and all estimated solar incentives you would claim upon installation.
The solar roof dream is dying.
When launching the product tesla said 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.
Chief executive officer elon musk unveiled solar roof shingles as part of his push to buy solarcity the automaker says it finally has a version of the tiles that it can mass produce.
Solar roof is comparable in price to a typical roof with solar panels.
Tesla estimates that a 10kw solar roof will cost a total of 33 950 including incentives.
The solar roof alone adds up to almost 35 per square foot which is much higher than the 21 85 price tesla.
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.
The solar roof tiles cost 2 85 per watt and the inactive shingles cost 5 60 per square foot.
Musk s solar ambitions have been troubled by more than delays.
The roof started as a partnership with solar city which tesla acquired in 2016 for 2 6 billion.
The actual total cost of a tesla solar roof will depend on the size of your home and your monthly energy usage.
But when i talked to industry experts and executives about the solar roof.
Solar roof is comparable in price to a typical roof with solar panels.