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Tesla Solar Sales Declined for 4 Qtrs. Then Tesla Stopped Publishing the Numbers

(cleantechnica.com)
171 points elsewhen | 1 comments | 09 Apr 25 12:41 UTC | HN request time: 0s | source
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timmg ◴[09 Apr 25 13:10 UTC] No.43631651[source]▶
Just bought a new house in the burbs. Want to get solar. I assumed Tesla was a good company to get them through.

Does anyone have (a non-political) opinion on Tesla Solar? And/or how I should think about getting panels (and battery) installed at my house?

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1. cbhl ◴[09 Apr 25 13:27 UTC] No.43631819[source]▶
You should look closely at solar rate plans and interconnection fees in your area. If you're hoping to save money with solar, it's possible that you never recoup the initial investment because of the way the newer rate plans are structured (esp. for PG&E).

In the bay area, it might be cheaper to opt into 100% renewable rate plans from CleanPowerSF or Peninsula Clean Energy. (Silicon Valley Power is 100% renewable by default, IIRC.)