I've decided that I'm going to get my roof replaced next year. Will require full tear-off
It's not leaking but it's 30 years old and I had to go with a sub-standard home insurance policy until I get the roof replaced.
Though the increased price of the insurance is negligible, I realize it's time to do it.
Recently I saw an ad where Tesla is supposed to soon be coming out with such a roof and though I am not terribly concerned with generating my own power, according the their ad they said the price would be equal or less than the price of a standard roof.
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In addition to that I actually like the way it looks and it has a feature to turn some of the energy into heat and thus keep snow off the roof.
For sure I'm going to look into this but am wondering if anyone here has more info.
Had a friend check on that today. Nobody in the fairly big area (city of around 200,000) was installing them yet and he found only one that had even talked to Tesla and they said they did not know when they might start. FWIW
That look very nice. Regular solar panels are ugley and can be a PITA when the time comes for a new roof. I'd certainly consider that setup..If is is the same price as a regular roof it seems foolish not to do it.
For their cost comparison - they are taking-into-account the " estimated " energy savings over the "estimated life " < exagerated ? > of the roof . .. so perhaps over 25 years - you come out ahead ? I would tend to let a few neighbours be the bleeding-edge guinea pigs on such a purchase .. John T.
My feeling is that the ad claiming the price to be equal or less than a traditional roof made that claim on projected energy savings... so I may not even bother to think about such a roof.
At any rate, I do not want to be one of the first to buy a product.
Being in a hail and wind area, I would probably check in with my insurance company as to what their payment stance is. Even if it is the same, doesn't mean the insurance company will automatically pay to replace. Especially if the solar part is damage but the shingle integrity remains intact.
Well, you'd think the place for more info would be Tesla but their site is remarkably devoid of anything at all informative.
As others have said, since they're not talking of even beginning production until mid-year, it clearly hasn't had any more than whatever testing they've done so reliability and all in the real world would be still yet to be seen.
In a benign climate, "maybe"; in midwest subject to the kind of weather (read hail) that is pretty common it would seem likely that the increase in insurance premiums that would be bound to come with replacement coverage would eat up a sizable fraction of the payback from the energy savings as, as another noted, the equivalent price is based on the assumed reduction in conventional energy costs.
OTOH, it is an interesting concept and does at least in the pictures look pretty good as far as just appearance. How it holds up and all and what could be the expected lifetime is the kicker, of course. _IF_ (the proverbial big if) it could keep up during a heavy snow to prevent buildup that'd be a trick indeed; once it got covered up, however, you'd guess the effectiveness would be essentially no better than a conventional roof so unless were able to "bank" some heat under the roof I'm guessing that would only really work for light snow accumulation rates/amounts.
Would, I agree, be something to keep an eye on going forward, if the implementation really does live up to the concept over time it might _eventually_ have a major impact for upper-scale/energy-conscious housing.
At their site they include savings in electricity costs to equal out the purchase and installation cost. This probably includes tax rebates and
20 year pay out.
At my age I do not expect to be around in 20 years and as a home owner know that very few things function for 20 years without needing costly upkeep or repair.
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I'll have to speak to them in a few months. House is here in northern Delaware a couple of miles away next to the swim club we have belonged to for years. I don't think Don got into it for the cost savings but because of his interest in computer technology. His father who is still there was a stone mason who built the house as a ranch house there as his wife liked being near the pool. She passed and Don as only son moved in with his wife and three kids and added a 2nd story for his family so place has quite a history.
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