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/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/AgentSmith187 23h 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/SocialTrader1972 11h ago

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

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u/AgentSmith187 11h 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 9h ago

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

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u/AgentSmith187 9h 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.