However rooftop installation has one potential added cost roof repair or replacement.
Solar roofs cheaper.
Solar roof is the only roof that can help pay for itself with the energy you produce.
Recently the company revealed the cost of the eco friendly solar tiles and they have a price tag of just 21 85 per square foot.
However because the solar roof also includes getting a new roof the overall cost is much more expensive.
Tesla gets all the attention lately when it comes to solar roofs but start up forward labs has been hammering away at their own solar roof technology and not only is it 33 cheaper that tesla.
That s nearly 20 percent less than a normal roof.
The tesla solar roof is technically cheaper per watt than the average solar panel.
Rooftop solar panels are faster and easier to install than a ground based solar energy system so labor charges are minimal.
Plus the mounting components are much less expensive.
Solar roof is the only roof that can help pay for itself with the energy you produce.
Rooftop solar installation costs.
1 21 85 per square foot is the price of a solar roof derived using similar methodology roof size and energy costs described in consumer reports research this price does not reflect any solar incentives.