A home-owner from New Jersey who had the Tesla Photo voltaic Roof put in in his residence just lately shared some insights concerning the built-in photo voltaic shingles’ resilience towards heavy snowfall. Primarily based on the Tesla proprietor’s expertise, it seems that the Photo voltaic Roof handles giant quantities of snow pretty properly. 

Tesla proprietor Tomas Nochta determined to take a look at how his recently-installed Photo voltaic Roof performs throughout a snowstorm. Nochta took a number of movies and photos over the evening whereas the snowstorm was ongoing, permitting him to get a good suggestion of how the Photo voltaic Roof tiles, that are fabricated from tempered glass, would reply to the buildup of snow.

The Photo voltaic Roof set up proved fairly resilient. Granted, a notable a part of that is as a result of steep pitch of the Tesla proprietor’s residence and the truth that the snow itself was powdery. Nonetheless, the Photo voltaic Roof’s tempered glass design made it fairly troublesome for snow to construct up. At a number of factors within the video, giant quantities of snow might be seen sliding down the roof. 

Thanks partly to the Solar Roof’s slippery tempered glass surface, the Tesla proprietor’s residence was partially freed from snow by the point the snowstorm ended. This could permit the Photo voltaic Roof tiles to instantly collect power as quickly as daylight was accessible. It additionally made it fairly simpler for the home-owner to filter the remaining elements of the roof that had been nonetheless lined by snow through the evening. 

General, the Tesla proprietor famous that his Photo voltaic Roof set up carried out admirably through the snowstorm, which was stronger than what he sometimes experiences in New Jersey. No injury was noticed within the Photo voltaic Roof tiles as properly, although the Tesla proprietor did notice that it could be clever for householders to make sure that the areas straight beneath the roof are freed from any objects that will break as a result of snow falling from the roof.

Tesla’s Photo voltaic Roof tiles are at present of their third iteration, and thus far, Tesla has made plenty of headway in improving the installation times of the flagship power system. Elon Musk has confirmed to be very optimistic concerning the Photo voltaic Roof’s potential. Throughout Tesla’s third-quarter earnings name, Musk famous that the Photo voltaic Roof will likely be acknowledged as a “killer product.” “This can change into apparent subsequent yr (2021),” Musk stated. 

Watch a video of the Photo voltaic Roof’s efficiency throughout a snowstorm within the video beneath. 

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