This is usually due to the overhead cost and labor are more expensive percentage wise on smaller systems.
Tesla solar price per watt.
For comparison in california tesla previously listed a 7 56 kw medium size solar system for 19 500 or 2 58 per watt before incentives and 14 430 after the federal tax credit.
Medium 8 16kw system.
But tesla has decided to do the same price per watt regardless of the system size.
With the new prices tesla s small.
Here are tesla s new prices for the bigger solar rooftop panel systems.
According to tesla the average tesla solar roof cost a property owner can expect to pay is around 21 85 per square foot this estimate was made based on a roof made of 35 percent solar tiles.
This means tesla s new prices will be up to 16 percent lower that the national average not 38 percent.
Generally solar systems become cheaper per watt as you make them bigger and increase their capacity.
It s easy to see the price per watt going down from 2 22 1 55 after the 30 federal tax credit to 1 44 1 01 after tax credit.
Commercial solar commercial solar prices tesla.
Tesla s claim is based on the solar energy industry association s report that in q1 2020 the average residential solar price was 2 83 per watt.
After federal tax incentives the national average is 2 09 per watt not 2 85 per watt.