One tile of the tile with a solar battery is $ 42.
American company Tesla Inc. started taking pre orders for solar panels in roof tiles Solar Roof.
According to the chief Executive officer of Tesla and SolarCity Elon musk, on the whole consisting of such panels the roof will be cheaper than the installation of conventional tile roofing, although more expensive than bitumen.
For registration pre-order need to make a Deposit in the amount of one thousand dollars. Install Solar Roof will begin in the US this summer. Next year will begin installing solar panels in other States, moreover, Musk has promised a delivery of “almost all countries”.
While you can make the order only on the glass tiles (glossy and matte), a stylized clay and stone options will appear in 2017.
Square Solar Roof will consist of solar panels just for a third, but if desired, the customer can increase the share of active tiles. The company believes that in order to recoup the roof for 30 years, will be enough 35% of the tiles.
The average cost of installing Solar Roof will be $21,85 per square foot (about $220 per square meter), while tile with a solar battery costs $42, and the remaining tiles will cost $11.
Tesla claim that the tile does not it loses much of its effectiveness when heated, can withstand a five-centimeter hailstones fall at speeds up to 160 kilometers per hour.
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