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.
How much power does tesla solar roof produce.
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.
I expect the tesla solar roof to perform about the same as an ordinary 6 kilowatt system.
The solar roof tiles cost 2 85 per watt and the inactive shingles cost 5 60 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.
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.
A traditional 6 2 kw solar system in california will produce around 10 180 kilowatt hours kwh of electricity per year.
Tesla estimates that a 10kw solar roof will cost a total of 33 950 including incentives.
1 21 85 per square foot is the price of a solar roof derived using similar methodology roof size and energy costs described in consumer reports research this price does not reflect any solar incentives.
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.