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Tesla opens up solar roof pre-orders (instead of panels the whole roof is solar). It'll cost you $50K to install, but you'll make your money back in -- (edited)

Posted by decline (aka Decline) May 10 '17, 11:52

30 years...

https://techcrunch.com/2017/05/10/tesla-opens-up-solar-roof-pre-orders-answers-the-most-important-question-how-much-will-it-cost-you/ (techcrunch.com)

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I still don't get the idea behind this - Guigue May 10, 12:03 4
- We still haven't solved the problem of grid-level storage, is a big part of it I think. -- nm - znufrii, definitely not 40 May 10, 12:09
- The benefits are - Reagen May 10, 12:09
- It is easier to get people to pay for their own little plants than to get them to collective agree to fund the one big one -- nm - JD May 10, 12:06 1
  - You could also argue the opposite, it's easier to get people behind a project when they don't really have to sign the check themselves - Guigue May 10, 12:08
Of course, it's the cost of a roof and a solar system, not just a solar system. - Reagen May 10, 12:02 1
- For a moment, I was like, one's own sun and set of planets is a pretty substantial cost to start with... -- nm - JD May 10, 12:04
I'll wait until prices drop. - znufrii, definitely not 40 May 10, 12:01
Can I get a 30 year mortgage on it? -- nm - JaxSean May 10, 11:56
I wonder what the CBO score on the economy would be if everyone installed them next year, if there are wider benefits than the $/kwh -- nm - Max May 10, 11:54
order now for delivery in 11 years! -- nm - Beaker May 10, 11:54

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