The active solar tiles contain solar cells so they can produce solar energy for your home to use.
Mixing and matching tesla roof tiles.
From the street the company says the two look identical.
The number of tiles containing photovoltaic cells in a tesla solar roof can be fine tuned to meet the needs of the customer up to the maximum capacity of the roof based on its size shape pitch.
Tesla s plan calls for mixing solar and nonsolar tiles.
For a two story house in raleigh n c with 2 467 square feet the median size of a new single family home in the u s according to recent census bureau data the upfront cost of replacing a roof with the solar tile system.
When you choose to install a tesla solar glass roof your entire roof will be replaced with a combination of active and inactive solar shingles.
They wrote in the document.
Solar roof includes two types of glass tiles a solar tile and a non solar tile.
They are virtually indistinguishable from street level.
During the design phase our energy experts will determine the right number of solar tiles based on your energy needs.
From the street the company says the two look identical.
Tesla s plan calls for mixing solar and nonsolar tiles.