Elon musk s company solarcity recently purchased by tesla will be developing solar shingles small solar panels that would take the place of roof tiles.
Will solarcity replace your roof.
This can help save you money in the long run because you can avoid the costs associated with removing and reinstalling the solar panels on your roof.
However because the solar roof also includes getting a new roof the overall cost is much more expensive.
Solar roof is comparable in price to a typical roof with solar panels.
So if you don t need to replace your roof installing a traditional solar system is probably better.
If your roof is nearing end of life you definitely don t want to put solar panels on it because you re going to have to replace the roof musk explained on the call with investors.
Solarcity s warranty guarantees that any roof penetrations will be watertight for at least the first ten years of your solar panel installation.
Solar roof is comparable in price to a typical roof with solar panels.
The other benefit of pairing solar and a roof replacement together is that if you re installing on a new roof it s unlikely you ll need to re roof during the lifetime of the system.