Tesla Solar Roof Review: Was it Worth It?
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Published 2023-07-28
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0:00 I have not paid for electricity in a year
1:15 How does solar work
4:56 Why I picked the Tesla solar tiles
7:28 Numbers/specs time!
11:06 Summer
13:01 Fall
13:59 Winter
16:25 Spring
17:17 Eight Sleep
18:39 The money question
22:35 Quirks and Features
27:11 Conclusion
All Comments (21)
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So it appears Tesla found a bug in their app after watching this video that accidentally counted all production and usage totals as DOUBLE their actual numbers. Doesn't affect my payback timeline calculations, but it does make more sense that I was seeing ~4000kWh of production in a month, not 8000 🤓
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I’m a solar representative in Texas, I’ve been in solar Sales for 8 years now and this has to be one of the best explanation and representations of how solar and Net Metering works. Seriously, Marques has explained this flawlessly.
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I would buy this (if I wasn't broke😭). Tbh for me this channel is just 99% window shopping 🤣🤣. Love you Marques
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• Renovate your home to passive house standards • Add Energy Recovery Ventilation • Replace HVAC (gas and A/C) with Air sourced heat pumps or Ground sourced heat pump with hot water Your house will feel more comfortable and it will completely run off electricity.
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I have solar on my roof and I have a Tesla Model 3. This is the best professional review that I have seen on YouTube in the past 5 and 1/2 years educating the public on this subject. Thank you very much.😊
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That sponsorship segue was beautiful
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I've been working in the solar industry for over 14 years and this is hands-down one of the best videos out there explaining solar, batteries, and home energy use. Such a great resource for the public - thank you!
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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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27:00 the $5.75 isn’t just to have an account. It’s your fee to be connected to the grid so you get to use it (through net metering) as a huge battery backup by proxy! Not bad for effectively having a backup that’s gigawatt-hours in size!
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That was super detailed and useful! With the lack of sunshine and smaller houses/roofs in the UK, I can only generate a max of around 24kWh a day in summer 🥲
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This is such a great example of how you can create a straight forward, no BS video without all the flashiness and still be engaging. Refreshing
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This is best video ive watched on this topic. More so because your location, and the fact you kept the "one stop shop" idea for the system. Thank you so much for this video. Looking forward to looking at more. cheers from southern Ontario.
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As usual you have great videos. Super informative, clearly presented, no fluff, no puff of personality, articulate, concise so well produced. You are setting the standard, don't change a thing.
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Really interesting, thanks for sharing this data! One thought is.. The solar panels are under warranty for 25 years, but probably not the power walls? As we all know batteries don't often last too many years, so the power walls would likely need to be replaced after 10 years? Adding a longer payback period, as I'm sure Tesla battery banks of that size are a large cost.
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I live in Thailand, here, about 90% of the year we have cloudless skies and the sun shines really strong during the day. The amount of daylight doesn't change much throughout the year; we get light from 6 am until around 6:30-7 pm. I believe that in countries like this, having roof solar panels like this would be a game-changer for everyone.
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Super detailed and amazingly honest on all numbers, which is super useful. That's why I'm still watching youtube. for that type of content.
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I have watched a couple of your review videos of various gadgets. Kudos to you! I love the way you explain somewhat complex ideas in a very understandable format. Keep it up bro!
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as an Electrical Engineer, the explanation and the presentation of the video are accurate and easy to understand. Thumbs up Marques!
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The coolest thing in my opinion, that you mentioned is the seamless transition to going off grid when there’s a power outage. That’s crazy that you don’t know that a power outage happened because you’re already running off of solar and battery power and not off the grid so nothing changed. If I was in the situation, imagine myself watching TV at 10 o’clock at night and looking out the window and my neighborhood being completely black and then I’m going. “ huh We must have a power outage right now.”
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Very fun video to watch! I am an electrician in Sweden who works with just this, setting up and installing solar panels. And all your facts and ramblings are equivalent in my country.
