Tesla solar review: you can see the price first. Here’s the rest of the story.

Tesla posts a Texas price of about $2.67 a watt for systems of 8 kW or more. So an 8 kW system costs about $21,360 before incentives.

Most solar companies won’t tell you a price until you meet. Tesla is different. You can design a system on its website and see a price first. You don’t have to give anyone your phone number.

Is $2.67 a good price? We compared it with every company we review that posts a price. Tesla is in the middle. Three companies post lower prices, and two companies post higher ones.

One more thing changes the math. The 30% federal tax credit for people who buy solar ended on December 31, 2025. If a quote still takes it off your price, the quote is out of date.

Here are the same prices by system size:

Tesla also posts average prices for these states (systems of 8 kW and up, Tesla data updated October 3, 2025):

A court case and a BBB complaint alert cost Tesla the most points. It earned all 15 points for showing its price.

The Solar Roof case cost Tesla 10 points for its legal record, and an active BBB alert about a pattern of complaints cost 8 more. It cost 4 more for contract terms, because it was about raising prices after people signed. Tesla lost 6 points because other companies install in some areas. It lost 4 for having no production guarantee, 3 because no outside company backs its warranty and 2 because its solar business has no BBB grade.

Every company gets the same 100-point formula. We use public records only. No company pays us, and ads never change a score.

If you buy, Tesla covers the whole system for 10 years. That includes the parts that hold it to your roof, and any leaks. Tesla does the repair work itself.

A workmanship warranty covers the install work. Tesla’s goes further. It also covers the panels, the inverter and the racking. The panels have a second warranty, for 25 years. Tesla updated that one in June 2026.

There are two gaps. First, the warranty got shorter. An older Tesla contract from 2019 promised 20 years on install work. Today it is 10. Second, Tesla has no production guarantee. That is a promise about how much power your panels will make. Tesla says it makes no such promise beyond the warranty.

It depends on where you live. In some areas, Tesla’s own crews install. In others, Tesla Certified Installers do the job.

Tesla’s help page says Certified Installers work “in areas where Tesla does not directly install.” It does not say which areas those are. So two neighbors in different towns could buy the same system and get different crews.

That matters. The installer drills into your roof and wires your home. Before you pay a deposit, ask Tesla in writing who will install your system. Get the company’s name and license number. In our formula, this split costs Tesla 6 of 12 points.

In 2021, Tesla raised Solar Roof prices for people who had already signed. Owners sued together in a class action. Tesla settled in 2023.

The case is caled Amans v. Tesla. It was filed in federal court in California. CNBC, a news outlet, reported that more than 6,300 customers canceled. Tesla agreed to pay $6.08 million.

Solar Roof is Tesla’s solar shingle, not its regular panels. We still count the case, because it is about how Tesla priced and sold solar. Our formula takes 10 points for a class-action settlement over solar sales in the last five years.

We found no other lawsuits or state actions over Tesla’s solar sales in that time. The lesson is simple. Get your final price in writing. Then read what the contract says about price changes.

The BBB has an active alert on Tesla for a pattern of complaints, and it names solar repairs. In the 30 newest solar complaints we read, slow replies came up 22 times.

Tesla’s BBB profile covers the whole company, cars included. It is not rated and not accredited. In 2026 the BBB opened a review of a pattern of complaints: repair delays, hard-to-reach support, warranty disputes and billing problems. It names solar equipment repairs and solar support. Our formula takes 8 points for an active pattern alert.

We read the 30 newest solar complaints, from May 5 to June 26, 2026. Slow or no replies came up 22 times. Systems not working came up 15 times, and warranty or repair problems 13 times. One owner said panels on a ten-year-old lease stopped in June, and the first repair visit offered was in September. Tesla answered 26 of the 30.

Complaints are customers’ accounts, not findings. The BBB profile mixes car and solar complaints, so we read each one to pick out the solar ones.

Tesla’s financing list names 27 states plus Washington, D.C. Its license in Texas, the first state we check, is active.

Tesla does not post one list of where it installs. Its financing list is the closest thing:

• Arizona
• California
• Colorado
• Connecticut
• Delaware
• Florida
• Georgia
• Hawaii
• Illinois
• Maryland
• Massachusetts
• New Hampshire
• New Jersey
• New Mexico
• Nevada
• New York
• North Carolina
• Oregon
• Pennsylvania
• Rhode Island
• South Carolina
• Texas
• Utah
• Vermont
• Virginia
• Washington
• Wisconsin
• Washington, D.C.

In Texas, Tesla Energy Operations holds license EC-33536. It is active through April 17, 2027. That puts Tesla in our Texas ranking, tied for 16th of 20. We add other states as our guides for them go live. In any state, you can look up an installer’s license on the state board’s website.

Tesla makes it easy to order online. That is why it pays to slow down first.

1. Who will install my system? A Tesla crew or a Certified Installer? Get the name and license number in writing.
2. Is my price locked? Ask what the contract says about price changes after you sign.
3. What does the warranty cover on my roof? Ask about your roof type. Ask who pays if a leak shows up in year eight.
4. What happens after year 10? The panels have a 25-year warranty. Ask who handles service calls and what they cost.
5. Does the quote leave out the old tax credit? The 30% credit for buyers ended on December 31, 2025. A quote that still uses it is wrong.

Short, sourced answers to what people search most about Tesla solar.

How to cite this page: The Day Company review team, “Tesla solar review: you can see the price first. Here’s the rest of the story.,” The Day Company, updated October 7, 2026, https://theday.company/solar-reviews/tesla-solar.

Tesla doesn’t pay us. We earn nothing if you buy from it. Prices change often. The price Tesla shows for your address is the one that counts.