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It can take 30 years to break even. It's attached to a house, which will be around at least that long. When you sell that house in the future, it's STILL worth
by jameshart 9y ago
It can take 30 years to break even. It's attached to a house, which will be around at least that long.
When you sell that house in the future, it's STILL worth $2500 a year off the electricity bill. The house buyer will be willing to pay more for the house for that; if they keep the house for five years, they will have spent $12500 less on electricity, and they'll still have an electric roof to sell to the next buyer. So you should be able to recoup a chunk of that investment when you sell, because a house that can fuel cars using sunlight is worth more than one that can't.
- tomc1985 9y agoWhat will the power generation capacity of that roof be after so much time? Don't solar panels wear out?
- ekianjo 9y agoyes they do and its a very valid question as to when you need to replace the tiles.
- fweespeech 9y agoRealistically, Tesla's solar roofs will probably be usable for 30 years before needing to be replaced. https://solarpowerrocks.com/solar-basics/how-long-solar-panels-last/ https://solarpowerrocks.com/solar-basics/how-long-solar-pane... Obviously probably solar but it would last long enough to break even.
- marvin 9y agoAnd, of course, you've got a free roof included with the purchase.
- fweespeech 9y agoIf it works perfectly and you never have to replace anything, yes. But you aren't making the sort of "profit" you would if you just put that money into the market.