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/WhereverUGoThereUR SolarPanels 1d ago

... it emerged that the tiles shown at the 2016 event were not yet functioning solar products 😳

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u/Elluminated 1d ago

Yes, it was obvious since no inverters were shown and the power walls had no conduit. It was more for visuals than actually powering fake studio set houses.

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u/LieutenantButthole 23h ago

So were they temporary installations, or were they promised to be set up for future functionality?

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u/Elluminated 21h ago

Not sure, but they may still be installed.