Solar Roof Cheaper Than Regular Roof

After an 8 550 federal tax incentive is deducted the price is 33 950.

Solar roof cheaper than regular roof.

Good news for those who have been eyeing tesla s new solar roof the company just announced pricing for its photovoltaic tiles and they come in at just 21 85 per square foot. Tesla s solar roof website includes a pricing estimator. In the us the average cost per watt of solar is 3 18 per watt before the federal tax credit. It also lists a lower number.

Tesla s solar roof prices. Elon musk said tesla s solar roof will be cheaper than regular roofs largely thanks to lower shipping costs because the tesla tiles are lighter. 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. 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.

And no that is not after deducting the value of the. My solar roof created so much energy that 20 we used ourselves in the household but 80 sold back to the grid. The price for the average 2 000 square foot home with 10kw solar panels lists as 42 500. This estimate was made based on a roof made of 35 percent solar tiles.

He announced that the cost of a tesla glass tile solar roof would actually be equal to or slightly less than a conventional roof. But that doesn t mean that the tesla solar roof is the best way to go solar. So in reality tesla s solar shingles are cheaper than the average solar panel. The cost per watt for solar shingles before the tax credit is 2 85.

The solar cells inside roof panels are almost invisible. Since unveiling the new products a few weeks ago musk and tesla officials have been referring to the solar roof s price as less than the price of a regular roof when accounting for energy.