Musk Solar Roof Cheaper

Just under six months after announcing its solar roof tesla has finally put a price tag on those eco friendly solar tiles that look like the real thing and they re actually really affordable.

Musk solar roof cheaper.

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. Tesla s vision of the solar future for homeowners. Solar roof is comparable in price to a typical roof with solar panels. Elon musk announced via twitter that orders would begin may 10th 2017 for his revolutionary solar roof hardware.

The roof started as a partnership with solar city which tesla acquired in 2016 for 2 6 billion. In another tweet he promised that ordering would be available in most countries. Elon musk says tesla s solar roof will be cheaper than a regular roof. Tesla by stan schroeder 2016 11 18 10 47 44 utc.

Almost three years after tesla inc. 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. Orders are now being taken for the tesla solar roof at a price of 21 85 per square foot which is nearly 20 percent less than the cost of a normal roof even without factoring in the energy savings. Musk s solar ambitions have been troubled by more than delays.

And as musk said last month during the grand unveiling for the solar roof glass is basically sand and sand is super cheap. The solar roof and the sleek glass roof tiles appear to be just the answer musk was seeking for tesla s entrance into the solar industry. Ultimately the tesla solar roof is a premium roof product with additional solar electricity generating benefits. In california where most us solar power is installed the average price of a solar system according to energysage was 2 18 watt after the tax credit 2 94 watt before the tax credit.