Tesla just released pricing on their solar roofs along with the calculator:
https://www.tesla.com/solarroof
Mine is running an insane $100,400.
https://www.tesla.com/solarroof
Mine is running an insane $100,400.
Hmmm, mines not bad, ~$54K with 2 battery backups. Sounds like a better deal than buying a $55K car which will depreciate to close to $0 after 15 years. Not to mention it would cut fuel cost if you owned a Tesla (Model 3?).
Wha?
Where did you come up with the idea of comparing a car with a residential solar power generation system? How do you plan to get around ... drive your solar system? Anyone who spends $54K on a vehicle deserves (or hopefully can afford) that rapid depreciation. I must be poor because I've spent $63K on the last four (4) vehicles that I've purchased back to 1994.
I'm bewildered by the questions of square footage and stories. First, what does square footage have on the matter and how is that going to affect price if that square footage is on one floor or three? Next, if my lot of sloped and I have a daylight or walk-out basement do I count it as a floor or not? Will, $38.4K and this doesn't include the costs of buying out the HOA board, altering the covenants to allow for a solar roof, etc.
Cars depreciate over time. Example a 1995 Bentley was worth around 110K in today's money in 1995, now you can get one in great condition for around 3K. Especially if you are spending 55K on a car, it's likely luxury, It drops value like a bitch. If you want to get around, you can with a ford tarus. A solar roof will offer a ROI, a car generally dosen't.
if you want to crudely estimate the surface of the roof you divide the area by the number of stories.I'm bewildered by the questions of square footage and stories. First, what does square footage have on the matter and how is that going to affect price if that square footage is on one floor or three? Next, if my lot of sloped and I have a daylight or walk-out basement do I count it as a floor or not? Will, $38.4K and this doesn't include the costs of buying out the HOA board, altering the covenants to allow for a solar roof, etc.
I'm bewildered by the questions of square footage and stories. First, what does square footage have on the matter and how is that going to affect price if that square footage is on one floor or three? Next, if my lot of sloped and I have a daylight or walk-out basement do I count it as a floor or not? Will, $38.4K and this doesn't include the costs of buying out the HOA board, altering the covenants to allow for a solar roof, etc.
They have both solar and non-solar tiles that look identical. So, you cut the non-solar tiles when you need to go around some obstruction. Tesla estimates a maximum of 70% coverage of the solar tiles.Other issue I have is the cosmetics. These are designed to look like roofing shingles, so how do you cut them, LOL??? Ok so you lay these directly on top of your existing shingles or do these replace your shingles. Otherwise, you'd need to plan the layout so that it blends in with the pattern of your existing shingles. My point is the product should be designed so that I can tear my old shingles off, lay some new tar paper and nail these down like shingles. I should be able to cut them around my plumbing boots. So I have solar coverage end-to-end.
That would make it a little more worth it, because when some people go solar, they realize they need to replace their roof since the shingles are going bad. This would then save several thousand dollars???
They have both solar and non-solar tiles that look identical. So, you cut the non-solar tiles when you need to go around some obstruction. Tesla estimates a maximum of 70% coverage of the solar tiles.
While you can place these on an old building (Tesla will tear off your old roof as part of the install), I think their main target market is new homes in areas that don't typically use shingles (slate and tile) which are already high cost ($40k+) installs. This way you can design the house to have a roof that is oriented to the proper direction of the sun.
This is exactly what I'd do. If I were building a new house today, I'd get these installed without a second thought, as I'd want a no-shit long term roof (outlast me if possible) and if that's gonna cost me, might as well get something out of it.
Plus I wouldn't want to look silly and be that last holdout in the neighborhood that doesn't generate his own electricity in 30 years' time 'to save money'.