Tesla australia have launched their 2019 offer for solar roof.
Tesla roof tiles australia.
The sun provides more than enough energy in just one hour to supply our planet s energy needs for an entire year.
In may 2017 us car and solar panel manufacturer tesla announced it was taking deposits of 1310 in australia for its range of solar roof tiles with smooth or textured glass versions and slate and tuscan styles.
Your home can capture this free abundant energy source through rooftop solar tiles turning sunlight into electricity for immediate use or storage in a powerwall battery.
An array to generate the same 10 kwh as the example tesla roof above costs an average of 14 675 in australia according to solar choice.
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So a normal roof plus normal solar on the example home from above costs about 53 000 vs the 95 000 for the tesla roof.
Even before the order buttons were removed from the australian site it was unclear what the timeline of delivery or exact pricing would be.
Darwin actually bumps that average up a lot so 14 000 is closer for most of us.
Tesla australia has added their solar roof offering to their website.
They are virtually indistinguishable from street level.
While pre orders for the solar roof have been available in australia since 2017 it looks like tesla is gearing up to actually start shipping the product in the near future.
The price was calculated for a roof where 35 percent of the tiles are solar solar tiles cost more per square foot than non solar tiles in order to generate 53 500 worth of electricity.
There are two types of tile.
1 21 85 per square foot is the price of a solar roof derived using similar methodology roof size and energy costs described in consumer reports research this price does not reflect any solar incentives.