Tesla starts with an initial estimate of 10 kw of solar generation on a 2 000 square foot roof.
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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.
Depending on where you live in the united states you probably get about 4 to 6 peak sun hours per day meaning that 10 kw system will make between 14 600 and 21 900 kwh per year.
We discover two more tesla solar roof tile installations this week and update a few more.
That leaves 998 more roofs to document this week given elon musk s claim of 1 000 roofs per week by the end of 2019.
Solar roof is comparable in price to a typical roof with solar panels.
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.
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Tesla has installed the biggest solar roof installation we have seen yet and it s massive.
The price was calculated for a roof where 35 percent of the tiles are solar solar tiles cost more per square foot than non solar tiles in order to generate 53 500 worth of electricity.
Interestingly the solar installation is located in florida as tesla managed to hurricane proof the system.
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.
The actual total cost of a tesla solar roof will depend on the size of your home and your monthly energy usage.
Last fall when tesla ceo elon musk first unveiled these photovoltaic tempered glass roofing tiles consumer reports performed a cost analysis and determined that for a solar roof to compete.
Tesla estimates that a 10kw solar roof will cost a total of 33 950 including incentives.