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I need to replace my roof and I've been quoted almost $20k. If these are within $5k of that price, then I will jump on it.
by pfarnsworth 10y ago
I need to replace my roof and I've been quoted almost $20k. If these are within $5k of that price, then I will jump on it.
- sbov 10y agoFrom my experience, the price of installing solar on 1/4th of your roof is more expensive than installing a full, brand new roof. Beyond that, not all parts of the roof are created equal for solar - some will generated much less energy than others. E.g. a neighbor's tree blocks a fair portion of our roof from the sun. You can already get a $0 electricity bill without having full roof solar. I can't see it being anything but a waste of money for the practical consumer.
- sliverstorm 10y agoIt's already obvious this isn't targeted at your garden variety practical consumer. As the article points out, the demo'd roofing styles are all luxury roofing.
- ant6n 10y agoMaybe they'll have solar and non-solar shingles that look the same, so you can have the solar shingles facing South, but the whole roof looks the same.
- notatoad 10y agoIn the launch presentation they were saying that their pricing is competitive with standard roofing, plus the cost of electricity over the lifetime of the roof. And they're also talking about the increased durability, so that's a lot of electricity bills. the initial installation is definitely not going to be under $25k
- espadrine 10y agoI would expect something like triple the price of a normal roof, payable over the course of many months. I believe Mr Musk argues that, with the greatly lowered electric bill and more durable roof, the solar roof is a cheaper proposition after 20 years.