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Tesla’s basic premise is to make solar ownership more attractive and affordable by eliminating the need to install both a roof and solar panels. Tesla says it will manage the entire process of solar roof installation, including removal of existing roofs, design, permits, installation, and maintenance. The company estimates that each installation will take about a week.We will seriously consider installing solar shingles when it comes time to replace our 30-year-old roof. Tesla isn't the only vendor, of course, which is why it's disappointing that one of its competitors is moving its headquarters from San Jose to Texas.
GAF Energy, which sells solar panels embedded in roof shingles, will shut down its San Jose headquarters on Dec. 13, it announced in a Thursday WARN document, filed with California officials. The company uses the facility for researching, developing and manufacturing its solar shingles — a whole green energy factory at San Jose’s southeastern corner, operational since 2021. But now, GAF Energy will lay off local workers and shift its official headquarters to Georgetown, Texas...California's exodus of large companies (Tesla, Oracle, HP) gets the publicity, but the loss of hundreds of smaller businesses is damaging, especially since smaller companies are the engines of future growth.
Compared with California, Texas is building housing at a rapid rate, potentially making the state a more appealing market for a solar provider like GAF Energy that aims to grab customers as they’re adding or replacing a roof. A Realtor.com report from February — published alongside that company’s move to Texas — said the Lone Star State accounted for 15% of the country’s new house permits in 2024.
It's discouraging that we will have to buy a newish technology from a company in Texas instead of from the state that invented it.
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