Elon Musk leads Tesla effort to build house roofs entirely out of solar panels
by Oliver Milman from Technology | The Guardian on (#1R14R)
In latest clean energy plan, Tesla purchases SolarCity to make solar 'shingles': 'It's not a thing on the roof. It is the roof,' CEO says
A new venture spearheaded by Elon Musk will create house roofs made entirely of solar panels, in a sweeping expansion of Tesla's clean energy ambitions.
Tesla has finalized a $2.6bn deal to buy solar power company SolarCity to produce solar "shingles" - photovoltaic material that would be fashioned into the shape of a house roof.
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