If tesla s roofing tiles end up priced that high it will be because consumers will essentially be paying for long term.
Tesla cost annalist of the new roof shingles.
Tesla s solar roof was announced nearly four years ago to wide praise by excited investors.
Renewable energy conscious homeowners should compare the cost of tesla s roof system to the combined cost of a new non solar roof plus the cost of a solar panel system.
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But when i talked to industry experts and executives about the solar roof.
The active solar shingles cost 17 670.
Expect tesla solar roof shingles to cost about usd 22 per square foot 2 200 sq.
For now the price reductions cover tesla s traditional solar panels.
The cost to replace the remaining roofing materials is 6 742 40.
Tesla does not suggest ordering an all solar roof.
Solar tiles cost 42 per square foot while non solar costs 11 per square foot.
For sure 70 000 to 100 000 is a lot to spend on a roof.
The federal tax credit can be applied to the cost of the active shingles which would bring the cost down to 19 818.
Conventional asphalt shingles cost around 4 per square foot 400 sq.
Tesla s solar roof costs an extra 16 870 for our california homeowner equivalent to a 33 percent price premium for tesla s attractive glass tiles.
Tesla recommends 21 85 per square foot based on 35 percent.
Based on the needs of the home tesla suggested a 6 2 kilowatt kw solar roof at a total cost of 24 412.
When we add that to our initial 26 030 gross cost of a solar panel installation from scenario 1 a new asphalt shingle roof and solar panels will cost 34 080 altogether.
The solar roof tiles cost 2 85 per watt and the inactive shingles cost 5 60 per square foot.
For a 9 45 kw system on a 1 862 square foot roof tesla is charging 64 634 for the solar roof along with 10 050 for a powerwall and another 10 630 for roof and site repairs.
Tesla estimates that a 10kw solar roof will cost a total of 33 950 including incentives.