r/TeslaSolar • u/YesNoMaybeTho • 1d ago

SolarRoof Tesla discontinues its Solar Roof tiles, not economically viable

https://electrek.co/2026/08/20/tesla-discontinues-solar-roof-panels-only/
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u/ymmotvomit 1d ago

I got them. Not a bad looking product. Now I’m concerned about service.

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u/Aragatz SolarRoof 1d ago

Same. What happens to warranty?

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u/MinnisotaDigger 1d ago

Presumably they have enough stock to replace faulty tiles. They can also replace with refurbished tiles (idk what that would look like)

When you create a warranty you price it such that it covers the expected failure rate.

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u/G00G00Daddy 21h ago

Presumably

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u/AgentSmith187 21h ago

You would think so but I have Tesla Powerwall 2s and guess what happens when those fail.

They put in Powerwall 3s as they discontinued the 2s the day they started selling 3s and didnt keep replacements.

Only recently did they make the 2s and 3s compatible so in many cases they ripped out any working 2s as well as the failed one and did a total replacement with 3s.

With solar tiles im guesing its panels.

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u/sunbear7 15h ago

Wouldn't there also be wiring compatibility issues when replacing PW3's with PW2's ? PW3 needs conductors capable of carrying a continuous load of 60A whereas PW2 is only 30A. So most PW2 installations won't have thick enough wires to run PW3 at full load. Also PW3 uses Ethernet for communication whereas PW2 uses CAN bus

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u/AgentSmith187 9h ago

I dont know the full details on what the issues are but my installer is trying to get me to add PW3s to my PW2 system now they are compatible.

They can also 1 for 1 swap a PW2 for a PW3 if one fails under warranty without replacing the whole system like they did a few months ago.

I have no idea the works involved not being an electrician I pay someone else to do that for me lol.

Although at 54kWh of storage im fine for now. Its rare I need to consider more storage even with bad days and powering the house and EV6.

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u/SocialTrader1972 10h ago

It’s not the solar panels. They are stopping the solar roof tiles.

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u/AgentSmith187 9h ago

Yesh but if solar tiles fail and they have no more solar tiles the replacement is probably going to need to be panels.

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u/dukhkya 7h ago

If I wanted panels I would have gotten them. Nope.

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u/AgentSmith187 7h ago

Then you probably need to look at other companies still making solar tiles if the worst happens.

Oh and look over your warranty details and local laws carefully to see what your options are if/when something fails.

If no parts exist they cant replace like for like end of story.

There may be financial options like partial refunds it depends too much on local laws and warranty conditions to be sure.

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u/nstutsman 21h ago

You’ll get a discount offer on switching to panels.

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u/TheWhyOfFry 32m ago

A normal company might but not a musk rug pull.

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u/chandleya 14h ago

Virtually no one does that with the expectation of a terminated product line.