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How much energy tesla solar roof.
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Tesla s solar roof integrates active solar shingle tiles that can produce solar energy with inactive shingles to create a roof that produces solar energy without any actual solar panels.
Tesla s active solar shingles cost 2 85 per watt while the inactive shingles cost 5 60 per square foot.
According to tesla the average tesla solar roof cost a property owner can expect to pay is around 21 85 per square foot.
The actual total cost of a tesla solar roof will depend on the size of your home and your monthly energy usage.
This estimate was made based on a roof made of 35 percent solar tiles.
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.
The calculation also reflects the inclusion of one powerwall 2 battery.
That equates to 2 182 20 spent on energy each year.
A few months later they installed a brand new 10 59 kw tesla solar roof with 2 of tesla s 13 5 kwh powerwalls in the garage for storage.
Solar roof is comparable in price to a typical roof with solar panels.
3 in the bar chart the solar roof with value of energy is calculated based on a roof where 50 percent of the tiles are solar.
As an estimate if you need 2 000 square feet of roofing on your home a tesla solar roof will cost a little less than 44 000 according to tesla themselves.
And a grid electricity price of 13 7 cents per kilowatt hour in year one the average electricity price in q1 2017 across california texas and north carolina the states referenced by consumer reports escalating at 2 percent annually.
30 years of electricity production.
Solar roof is comparable in price to a typical roof with solar panels.
For the leaked solar roof quote provided to electrek tesla estimated that the price of energy over 30 years would cost 65 466.
That tesla claims is cheaper than spending 54 647 on a premium roof 34 091 at 11 92 per square foot and retrofit solar panels 20 556 at 2 05 per watt.
The solar roof tiles cost 2 85 per watt and the inactive shingles cost 5 60 per square foot.
A tesla model 3 has been modified with a solar roof as part of lightyear s solar car development program.