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These are Tesla's stunning new solar roof tiles for homes
These are Tesla's stunning new solar roof tiles for homes
Tesla founder and CEO Elon Musk wasn't kidding when he said that the new Tesla solar roof product was better looking than an ordinary roof: the roofing replacement with solar energy gathering powers does indeed look great. It's a far cry from the obvious and somewhat weird aftermarket panels you see applied to roofs after the fact today.
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This should make people less hesitant to use solar panels as you really wont be able to tell they're there!




This is what I've been saying for years... You don't want your house to look like The Borg. You just want it to look like a house! Make solar panels that look like roofing and you will get every roof to be solar within a decade.
Yeah I agree! There's still a lot of tech being put into solar cells go improve efficiency so I'd like to see where these fall in the efficiency charts.
The article said they're 2% less efficient than standard panels, but that they're working with the glass companies to improve the coatings to increase efficiency.
Well that's what I meant is where they'll end up at. I'm at the point where I'll need to buy a house in the next year or two and have two options, buy the house I'm renting which will need a roof in 5 or so years or build a house which will need a roof right away. I really think in 5 years the efficiency of these will be much higher than now, so that's an appealing option.
These new tiles are beautiful. It makes it an easier choice. Pretty soon I might not know which houses in my neighborhood have solar.