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posted by mrpg on Sunday May 14 2017, @06:45AM   Printer-friendly
from the hot-idea dept.

Tesla's Solar Roof Pricing Is Cheap Enough to Catch Fire

Tesla Inc. has begun taking $1,000 deposits for its remarkable solar roof tiles—to be delivered this summer at a price point that could expand the U.S. solar market.

Tesla will begin with production of two of the four styles it unveiled in October: a smooth glass and a textured glass tile. 1 Roofing a 2,000 square-foot home in New York state—with 40 percent coverage of active solar tiles and battery backup for night-time use—would cost about $50,000 after federal tax credits and generate $64,000 in energy over 30 years, according to Tesla's website calculator.

That's more expensive upfront than a typical roof, but less expensive than a typical roof with traditional solar and back-up batteries. The warranty is for the lifetime of your home.

"The pricing is better than I expected, better than everyone expected," said Hugh Bromley, a solar analyst at Bloomberg New Energy Finance who had been skeptical about the potential market impact of the new product. Tesla's cost for active solar tiles is about $42 per square foot, "significantly below" BNEF's prior estimate of $68 per square foot, Bromley said. Inactive tiles will cost $11 per square foot.

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  • (Score: 2) by epitaxial on Sunday May 14 2017, @03:35PM (2 children)

    by epitaxial (3165) on Sunday May 14 2017, @03:35PM (#509490)

    The cult of Elon Musk strikes again. People act like that guy is Christ himself walking on water.

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  • (Score: 2) by kaszz on Sunday May 14 2017, @05:25PM

    by kaszz (4211) on Sunday May 14 2017, @05:25PM (#509536) Journal

    But he can walk on government subsidies! :P

  • (Score: 1) by fustakrakich on Sunday May 14 2017, @05:32PM

    by fustakrakich (6150) on Sunday May 14 2017, @05:32PM (#509541) Journal

    No man... He's walkin' on the sun [youtube.com]

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