How much does a Tesla roof cost?
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How much does a Tesla roof cost?
Anthea Larke
June 18, 2019Last updated: Aug. 4, 2020
Can you send me info on a Tesla roof? What is the cost and time frame for install? I am in Erin, Ontario Canada
The price for a Tesla Solar roof tiles in Canada is still a little tricky to figure, partly because the numbers reported from Tesla themselves are lower than what industry research seems to dictate.
According to Tesla, the average cost of aTesla Solar Roofthat you would expect to pay is about $21.85 per square foot USD.
根据Telsa公布的太阳能瓦片价格,估计用特斯拉瓦片覆盖1000平方英尺的屋顶不到2.2万美元。然而,当我们做了一些探究,看看这是否准确时,我们发现了许多相互矛盾的数字。
According to anElectrek post, the roof tiles alone cost about $35 per square foot, and if those numbers are accurate then you’d be looking at 35K just to have a stack of solar roof tiles dropped in your laneway. That doesn’t include getting them installed, nor does it address the issue of storing solar power in home batteries. A Tesla Powerwall battery alone would run about 10K in US dollars, and again, that doesn’t include installation.
We are involved with a solar panel installation in Maine, US, to help a homeowner achieve a goal of going off grid, and after exploring all the options for our client we ended upinstalling a solar tracker, and the next step will be installing a home battery.
Despite the client being a big Tesla fan, to date it doesn’t look like Tesla home batteries offer the best value for the money. We have a page onChoosing Solar Home Batterieswritten by the solar panel project manager in Maine, and while he keeps monitoring pricing, he currently doesn’t feel Tesla is the best value.
Here is our original page onTesla solar roof pricing, which still seems to be more hype than anything, however we will keep an eye on it. Hopefully the value of Tesla roofs will match the value ofTesla Electric Cars, which seem to offer the best value at the moment.