The Solar Roof Is Dying

Thin film solar shingles had been tried over the years but generated very little energy and simply weren t worth the cost.

The solar roof is dying.

The rooftop solar industry isn t dead. But if it wants to survive and reach its prior levels of growth it s going to need to do something different and quickly. But when i talked to industry experts and executives about the solar roof at the time there were a lot of confused responses. The solar roof dream is dying.

And it may not even be dying. The solar roof dream is dying. But when i talked to industry experts and executives about the solar roof. The solar roof dream is dying tesla s solar roof was announced nearly four years ago to wide praise by excited investors.

Thin film solar shingles had been tried over the years but generated very little energy and simply weren t worth the cost. Tesla s solar roof was announced nearly four years ago to wide praise by excited investors. Solar cells become less efficient as the temperature rises and with no air flow under them like traditional panels their output is going to just plain suck. But when i talked to industry experts and executives about the solar roof at the time there were a lot of confused responses.

Here is what you all need to understand about the solar roof. Solar roof has had many frustrating delays. Tesla dropped literally everything else to solve production issues and that caused long delays and lots of cutting that left the solar part of the company barely alive. Tesla s solar roof was announced nearly four years ago to wide praise by excited investors.