Neither option is cheap but the tiles will burn a much bigger hole in your wallet.
New solar power roof tiles.
A solar shingle is meant to provide homeowners with an affordable aesthetically pleasing solar energy panel that doubles as a weatherproof protective roof shingle.
The sun provides more than enough energy in just one hour to supply our planet s energy needs for an entire year.
With a 25 year warranty solar roof lasts longer than an average roof and protects your home for decades to come.
Wide with an unknown power output.
Solar roof tiles are more than three times stronger than standard roofing tiles and are engineered for all weather protection.
Solar shingles are functionally similar to solar panels with the primary goal of converting sunlight into electricity.
Tesla filed a patent that was published november 2018 titled uniformly and directionally colored photovoltaic modules that may allow solar roof shingles to be colored to match customer s roofs without compromising solar.
How much do solar roof tiles cost.
The company is manufacturing solar cells hidden behind tempered glass and matching non solar tiles are used along the roofing edge.
Solar roof tile features.
Solar tiles can cost more than twice as much as solar panels.
A potentially exciting new wrinkle in the solar roof landscape is the prospect of uniquely colored solar roof tiles.
Technically called bipv building integrated photovoltaics solar roof shingles present a unique and increasingly popular renewable energy solution studies backed by the department of energy in recent years have shown that solar roofing features such as solar shingles can boost the value of your home by as much as 15 000 or even more.
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.
Tesla s tiles are 14 in.
The solar tiles are manufactured in tesla s gigafactory in buffalo new york that it also shares with panasonic.
Long and about 8 5 in.