Economics
Tesla Has a New Rival in Quest to Make Solar Rooftops Happen
- Standard Industries’ GAF Energy has orders for 200 units
- Tesla’s own solar rooftop installations have been slow
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Elon Musk recently declared 2019 as the “year of the solar roof.”
The Tesla Inc. chief executive officer may be right -- but not in the way he’s expecting. While the automaker tries to ramp up production of its textured glass, solar cell-embedded rooftop tiles, another group of formidable rivals is emerging: roofers.