![]() Matt Risinger's videos are awesome! He builds extremely efficient homes and reviews all kinds of new building products and procedures. However, he did note that it makes financial sense when you account for the 30% federal tax credit for solar in the US and the fact that the homeowner won’t have to pay for electricity for years to come. Jenkins noted that the cost of the Tesla Solar Roof for this project was about three to four times higher than the originally planned metal roof. It also has a Class A fire rating, which is the best fire rating. This is very durable because it is Class 3, which is if you drop a 1.5-inch steel ball 20 feet above, it should not shatter. Truitt Jenkins, superintendent at Jenkins Build Design, added: Matt Risinger, the host of the show and also a builder, was impressed with the quality of the Tesla Solar Roof tiles and said that he believes they could last over 50 years. Matthew Jaynes, senior VP of residential and solar at KPost, noted that the durability and modularity of the Tesla Solar Roof are the differentiating factors in the product in the solar market: The video is worth a watch if you have time: One of those homebuilders was featured in a new episode of The Build Show, and he shared his interesting perspective on the Tesla Solar Roof. The company installs some solar roofs itself, but it is increasingly partnering with roofing companies and homebuilders to install the solar roof. In 2022, Electrek obtained solar roof installations for the first time and confirmed that Tesla deployed 2.5 MW of solar roofs during the second quarter of 2022, or about 23 roofs per week – not even close to its goal.īut Tesla is still ramping up the product and signing new installers. The company never released data on its solar roof installations and always included them with its solar panel retrofits, which represent the vast majority of its solar power deployment. It was always clear that Tesla was far behind on that goal, but we didn’t know by how much until last year. He said that he aimed for Tesla to produce 1,000 new solar roofs per week by the end of 2019. When launching the solar roof, CEO Elon Musk presented it as a critical product to accelerate solar power deployment, as it opens up the market to people needing a new roof in the near future, all while delivering a compelling new product. There are good reasons for that – mainly the fact that Tesla is deploying the product at a volume nowhere near what it originally predicted. ![]() Tesla naysayers have been calling the solar roof a flop. It looks like Tesla’s Solar Roof still has legs despite a rough start. Given the disappointing sales, it remains to be seen if Solar Roofs will be included in these plans or dropped completely.A homebuilder working on a Tesla Solar Roof project on a huge new home called the product “revolutionary.” Speaking to shareholders at the EV brand’s latest Investor Day, the CEO spoke vaguely of ramping up the company’s green energy initiatives. While Musk has repeatedly promised the rapid arrival of new electric products and technological advancements, many of the automaker’s projects have taken years to reach production. ![]() The new research sheds more light on Tesla’s confusing plans for the future. The product is also made with photovoltaic glass produced by a Chinese company, despite the EV brand’s original plan to construct the material itself. Speaking to CNBC, Wood Mackenzie researchers also revealed that the Solar Roof systems generate a maximum of 30 megawatts, significantly less than Tesla’s traditional-style panels which were estimated to support up to 248 megawatts in 2022. While the shareholders ultimately lost their case, it is currently under appeal. The $2.6 billion acquisition led to a court case in which investors sued the CEO for bailing out his relatives and acting against the publicly-traded company’s best interests. SolarCity was owned by Musk’s cousins Peter and Lyndon Rive. Company CEO Elon Musk has promoted the shingle-style panels since 2016, the same year the automaker purchased SolarCity, the tech’s designer. According to a study published by energy research and consultancy firm Wood Mackenzie, Tesla installed an average of 21 units last year, although sales are increasing. The Solar Roofs are designed to look like shingles rather than traditional panels, which the EV brand also sells. Only 3,000 Tesla Solar Roof systems have been purchased in the U.S., despite the company’s target of 1,000 sales per week. ![]()
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