Tesla cuts prices of Solar Systems to counter drop-In Federal Rebate

Ringing in 2020 brought many changes to the US solar industry, including a drop in the US federal incentive for residential solar systems. The tax credit fell from 30% of the solar system cost to 26% effective January 1st, 2020. This first step-down in the tax credit is a small piece of recognition for just how much the financials for solar have improved over the last 10 years.

Tesla made a serious push on the solar side of its business in 2019, including the introduction of a rental model that lets homeowners add solar to their home for just $100 down and a flat fee per month thereafter. To drive economies of scale, Tesla standardized its solar systems to four sizes.

This week, Tesla responded to the smaller federal incentive by slashing prices across its four options — small, medium, large, and extra-large out-of-the-box solar systems. For example, the after-rebate price of Tesla’s small 3.8 kW solar panel system was slashed from $8,342 to $7,770, a 6.9% drop compared to the price of the system just last week.

The falling prices create what Tesla CEO Elon Musk called a money printer and make the systems even more financially attractive for those considering a rooftop solar system.

To further sweeten the deal, Tesla also beefed up its referral program for solar systems. Customers signing up for a new Tesla Solar system using a referral link will earn a $250 award. The person referring new customers to purchase or rent a new Tesla Solar system also gets a $250 award. It’s not cash but does add a nice perk to the purchase of a system that’s already pretty cool by itself. The awards cannot be redeemed for cash but can be used to purchase more Tesla swag, vehicles, or products.

Source: CleanTechnica

9 thoughts on “– Tesla cuts prices of Solar Systems”

  1. Hey Joost,

    Like your Tesla page. Very interesting information. Are you able to provide similar options?

    Cheers,

    Sjeuf

  2. Hmm is anyone else having problems with the pictures on this blog loading? I’m trying to determine if its a problem on my end or if it’s the blog. Any suggestions would be greatly appreciated.

    1. Most of the time it’s the speed of the Internet connecting that is causing the problems. All the pictures are fairly small in size.

      Cheers, Joost

  3. It’s actually a nice and helpful piece of information. I am happy that you shared this helpful information with us.
    Please stay us up to date like this. Thank you for sharing.

  4. I take pleasure in, lead to I discovered just what I was taking a look for.
    You have ended my four day long hunt! God Bless you man.
    Have a nice day. Bye

  6. Heya i’m for the primary time here. I came across this board and
    I to find It really helpful & it helped me out
    a lot. I’m hoping to provide something again and
    help others such as you helped me.

  7. I?¦m no longer certain the place you’re getting your information, however good topic. I needs to spend a while learning much more or figuring out more. Thank you for fantastic info I was searching for this information for my mission.

  8. I know this web page presents quality dependent articles and
    additional data,
    is there any other web site which offers these information in quality?

Comments are closed.