Tesla s solar roof integrates active solar shingle tiles that can produce solar energy with inactive shingles to create a roof that produces solar energy without any actual solar panels.
													
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																	They are virtually indistinguishable from street level. 
																	June 8 2020 eric wesoff. 
																	In october tesla launched version 3 of its solar roof tiles and it saw a significant price decrease through optimization and. 
																	Purchase solar roof at one of the lowest cost per watt of any national provider and take control of your monthly electricity bill. 
															
													
									
	
		
	
																	Here s where tesla plans to first install the new solar roof tiles. 
																	First tesla solar tile roof v3 installed in massachusetts it s the first tesla v3 solar tile roof in the state and the second on the east coast. 
																	Solar roof is comparable in price to a typical roof with solar panels. 
																	Tesla s active solar shingles cost 2 85 per watt while the inactive shingles cost 5 60 per square foot. 
															
													
									
	
		
	
																	If tesla s solar roof is able to meet home power needs because customers are able to install the tiles on a larger proportion of the homeowner s roof then the importance of efficiency falls away compared to the effectiveness of the product. 
																	The 7 5 kw system includes two powerwall batteries although there is no time of use pricing and there hasn t been a local power failure in a few years. 
																	Tesla roof installations that we ve monitored are taking ten days to two weeks to complete.