This is usually due to the overhead cost and labor are more expensive percentage wise on smaller systems.
Tesla solar price per watt.
Medium 8 16kw system.
As an estimate if you need 2 000 square feet of roofing on your home a tesla solar roof will cost a little less than 44 000 according to tesla themselves.
The solar industry prices smaller solar systems at higher price per watt compared to larger systems.
Here are tesla s new prices for the bigger solar rooftop panel systems.
But tesla has decided to do the same price per watt regardless of the system size.
Generally solar systems become cheaper per watt as you make them bigger and increase their capacity.
For comparison in california tesla previously listed a 7 56 kw medium size solar system for 19 500 or 2 58 per watt before incentives and 14 430 after the federal tax credit.
Tesla s claim is based on the solar energy industry association s report that in q1 2020 the average residential solar price was 2 83 per watt.
It s easy to see the price per watt going down from 2 22 1 55 after the 30 federal tax credit to 1 44 1 01 after tax credit.
Tesla solar roof cost.
This means tesla s new prices will be up to 16 percent lower that the national average not 38 percent.
Commercial solar commercial solar prices tesla.