Solar Energy Roof Tiles

The solar roof dream is dying.

Solar energy roof tiles.

That s right solar tiles work just like solar panels i e. Tesla s solar roof was announced nearly four years ago to wide praise by excited investors. The shingle system is built to match with asphalt shingle roofs while the tile system will integrate with concrete roof tiles. Solar roof replaces your existing roof and brings it to life with beautiful solar tiles that can power your home for decades with the energy you produce.

A home with tesla roof shingles installed would have both a protective and complete roof and the capacity to generate solar energy but without installing solar panels as well. A solar roof from tesla would consist of a combination of solar tiles and non solar tiles which both look the same from street level the ratio of which will vary depending on your home s energy needs. Suntegra shingle system and suntegra tile system. However according to an electrek report that references an actual solar roof quote the roof tiles alone cost about 35 per square foot which added up to over 64 000 on the roof tile installation alone on a 1 862 square foot roof.

Each shingle includes 16 solar cells with a power output of 64 to 67 watts. According to the tesla website each solar tile includes invisible solar cells that have been developed in partnership with panasonic. But when i talked to industry experts and executives about the solar roof. Solar tiles also known as solar shingles or solar slates are for people who want a solar powered home without anybody noticing.

A solar shingle array weighs about 13 pounds per square foot. The tesla solar roof is a building integrated photovoltaic bipv product that takes the functionality of solar panels and integrates it into roof shingles. The tiles are typically less than an inch thick and a standard solar roof installation is approximately 350 tiles.