Is it Worth Investing in a Solar Roof and Power Walls?

Question

When evaluating scalability, where the costs incurred are minimized and the pros achievable are maximized, would it make sense to spend money on a solar roof and power walls in the case of home energy consumption?

Answer 1

Depending on one’s objective or goal and one’s finances, investing in a solar roof and power walls can be worthwhile. There can be huge out-of-pocket costs at first, but these can be mitigated by federal tax credits which can help tremendously. The investment is usually recuperated in 6 to 10 years and this is the payback period. Since panels have a warranty of 25 years, a good number of years after the system pays for itself, an individual will enjoy free electricity. Moreover, helping secure one’s energy needs as well as helping the environment can sometimes be priceless.

Comments

I really like how your Tesla roof solar tiles look. Very classy look, you can't really tell you have solar on your roof, just looks like a tile roof.

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Hubby watched this tonight, he has been wanting to go off-grid since he built his first home in 1986, but CA building & planning in San Diego County thought he was crazy back then!!!  Been doing research since then for our next (final) house to retire.  He says this review is the best, most thorough, and concise that he has seen. Great job & very well done!!!

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You should do a heat pump and use the gas as a backup, they call it a dual fuel system.  You can even upgrade the furnace efficiency to 92%, but it only runs when the heat pump can't (generally below freezing) and gets the house toasty quicker than the electric coils of the typical emergency heat backup installed with a heat pump.

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The system still requires a large financial investment.  I'm 82 and will do this when I get my CyberTruck since I don't want to indebt myself right now.  I've had solar in the past and loved it.  My son sells solar so when I'm ready I'll be buying solar panels from him rather than a full roof.  He is Tesla certified for the storage part.  Since I live in Tucson, Arizona it will be well worth it.even if I use my CT for backup and get a smaller system.  I learned a lot from your presentation. Thank you!

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Well covered.  I have 1 powerwall + 14.8 kw of panels here in South Australia.  My situation gets even more interesting because my electricity price is dynamically determined based on the real-time market price (I use an energy retailer called Amber Electric).  Another factor to consider is the orientation of panels, for example, west-facing can sometimes be more optimal since it provides energy later into the evening, when prices are higher due to peak usage.

I'm hoping to install another 7kw of panels on my garage and add another powerwall.