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Tesla Solar Roof vs Solar Panels: Which is Worth It? Take your personal data back with Incogni! Use code UNDECIDED at the link below and get 60% off an annual plan: incogni.com/undecided Some of you may have seen Marques Brownlee’s video from a few months back about how he hasn’t paid for electricity in a year because of his Tesla Solar Roof. But…this got me wondering why I’m still not seeing a lot of Tesla Solar Roofs around. I first hit on this issue in a video two years ago, and since then I’ve only seen one Solar Roof in my old neighborhood in Massachusetts … compared to dozens and dozens of homes with solar panels. I’ve also been asked a lot as to why I didn’t get a Solar Roof on my brand new house.
Well, I thought it might be interesting to compare my house to another house from here in New England that does have a Solar Roof. A friend of the channel, Paul Braren, invited me into his house to check out his setup. Both his system and my system were installed last year, so I thought it’d be really interesting to compare the two, the reasons why we did what we did, the costs, and our initial thoughts. By the end, maybe we’ll be able to figure out an answer to my question…why aren’t we seeing more solar roofs?
Special thanks:
Paul & Margaret Braren for inviting me into their home. Check out Paul’s work over at TinkerTry - tinkertry.com/tesla-solar-roof-compared-with-solar-panels
Robert Brickley from Close Jensen & Miller, for the drone footage and photos of Paul’s house.
Watch The Best Home Battery for a Net Zero Home? youtu.be/Q7piAXkqvOM?list=PLnTSM-ORSgi7FwYRnWkpCSkAeFOzrgh5h
Check out the Still To Be Determined Interview 208: The Solar Net Metering Dilemma youtu.be/DeTOmxIt87w
Marques Brownlee's Tesla Solar Roof Review: Was it Worth It? youtube.com/watch?v=UJeSWbR6W04
Video script and citations:
https://undecided.tech/tesla-solar-roof-vs-solar-panels-which-is-worth-it/
Get my achieve energy security with solar guide:
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Follow-up podcast:
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Audio version - undecided.link/stilltbd-podcast
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Tesla Solar Roof vs Solar Panels: Which is Worth It? Take your personal data back with Incogni! Use code UNDECIDED at the link below and get 60% off an annual plan: incogni.com/undecided Some of you may have seen Marques Brownlee’s video from a few months back about how he hasn’t paid for electricity in a year because of his Tesla Solar Roof. But…this got me wondering why I’m still not seeing a lot of Tesla Solar Roofs around. I first hit on this issue in a video two years ago, and since then I’ve only seen one Solar Roof in my old neighborhood in Massachusetts … compared to dozens and dozens of homes with solar panels. I’ve also been asked a lot as to why I didn’t get a Solar Roof on my brand new house.
Well, I thought it might be interesting to compare my house to another house from here in New England that does have a Solar Roof. A friend of the channel, Paul Braren, invited me into his house to check out his setup. Both his system and my system were installed last year, so I thought it’d be really interesting to compare the two, the reasons why we did what we did, the costs, and our initial thoughts. By the end, maybe we’ll be able to figure out an answer to my question…why aren’t we seeing more solar roofs?
Special thanks:
Paul & Margaret Braren for inviting me into their home. Check out Paul’s work over at TinkerTry - tinkertry.com/tesla-solar-roof-compared-with-solar-panels
Robert Brickley from Close Jensen & Miller, for the drone footage and photos of Paul’s house.
Watch The Best Home Battery for a Net Zero Home? youtu.be/Q7piAXkqvOM?list=PLnTSM-ORSgi7FwYRnWkpCSkAeFOzrgh5h
Check out the Still To Be Determined Interview 208: The Solar Net Metering Dilemma youtu.be/DeTOmxIt87w
Marques Brownlee's Tesla Solar Roof Review: Was it Worth It? youtube.com/watch?v=UJeSWbR6W04
Video script and citations:
https://undecided.tech/tesla-solar-roof-vs-solar-panels-which-is-worth-it/
Get my achieve energy security with solar guide:
undecided.link/solar-guide
Follow-up podcast:
Video version - youtube.com/channel/UC4-aWB84Bupf5hxGqrwYqLA
Audio version - undecided.link/stilltbd-podcast
Join the Undecided Discord server:
undecided.link/discord
👋 Support Undecided on Patreon!
patreon.com/mattferrell
⚙️ Gear & Products I Like
https://undecided.tech/shop/
Visit my Energysage Portal (US):
Research solar panels, heat pumps, and more to get quotes for free!
undecided.link/energysage
For a curated solar buying experience (Canada)
EnergyPal's free personalized quotes:
undecided.link/energypal
Tesla Referral Code:
Get 1,000 free supercharging miles
or a discount on Tesla Solar & Powerwalls
https://ts.la/matthew84515
👉 Follow Me
Mastodon
https://mastodon.social/@mattferrell
Mastodon
https://mastodon.social/@mattferrell
instagram.com/undecidedtech
Website
https://undecided.tech
Some music provided by Epidemic Sound
undecided.link/epidemic
I may earn a small commission for my endorsement or recommendation to products or services linked above, but I wouldn't put them here if I didn't like them. Your purchase helps support the channel and the videos I produce. Thank you.
