The sun provides more than enough energy in just one hour to supply our planet’s energy needs for an entire year. A home can capture this free, abundant energy source through rooftop solar tiles, turning sunlight into electricity for immediate use or storage in a Powerwall battery. The solar roofing comes in four distinct styles including “Textured Glass Tile,” “Slate Glass Tile,” “Tuscan Glass Tile, and “Smooth Glass Tile.” Each of these achieves a different aesthetic look, but all resembled fairly closely a current roofing material style. Each is also transparent to solar, but appears opaque when viewed from an angle. The current versions of the tiles actually have a two percent loss on efficiency, so 98 percent of what you would normally get from a traditional solar panel, according to Elon Musk. But the company is working with 3M on improved coatings. Tesla’s roof cost less than the full cost of a roof and electricity will be competitive according to Elon Musk.