Power WarrantyĪ 25-year power warranty for the roof tiles is an exact match of the solar power industries standard for a conventional solar panel. The Solar Roof Tile has a 25-year warranty, which is good compared to typical roofing warranties of 15-30 years. How Do The Solar Roof Specs Stack Up? Solar Tile Warranty All components of the solar power system can be Tesla-branded, including the solar tiles, solar inverter, app and battery storage, leading to a seamless connection.3x stronger than standard roofing tiles and built for all-weather protection.Arguably better looking than most new roofs being installed in New Zealand. Beautiful? Yes! Tesla has done an amazing job of integrating solar with roofing material, the examples of complete installs so far are seamless.But what about solar roof tiles other attributes? Using our predicted price for solar tiles in New Zealand, it’s more than likely that they won’t be paying for themselves anytime soon. The Extra Cost Of A Tesla Solar Roof Is It Worth It? Going with Tesla's Solar Tiles will be a huge price leap from a standard roof and solar.īut for those who can afford the opportunity to have an amazing looking roof, while being an early adopter of solar roof tiles, it could be well worth the investment. A 12kW system would cost roughly $25,000. Just to compare: A standard steel roof replacement in NZ is said to cost $56 per meter square (according to Refresh), so roughly $20,0000. The article from Electrek summarised that for a 367m2 roof, with a 12.3kW solar tile roof, the cost would be between $79,938 and $100,621 US dollars, so that’s $113,894 to $143,363 in New Zealand dollars. This price estimate also factors in Tesla’s recent price hike for the product (that came into effect at the start of April 2021). We’ve come up with an estimated price from a US-based article (currently there are no recommended prices for New Zealand). The price of a Tesla solar roof could put a lot of people off, and likely unattainable for many the average consumer would be looking at 3 times the price of a standard roof with conventional solar panels for a Tesla solar roof. Telsa Solar Roof Tiles Pricing In New Zealand Now is a great time to consider whether it’s worth waiting out for the Tesla roof tiles, or sticking with conventional solar panels. Fast forward to 2021, and several versions later, momentum for installing Tesla roof tiles in the United States is slowly on the uptake.Īlthough the Tesla Solar Roof Tiles aren’t available in New Zealand just yet, they could be here soon with the recent announcement of Australia receiving its first Tesla Solar Roof this July (2021). In 2016 Elon Musk proclaimed to the world that Tesla would be manufacturing Solar Roof Tiles.