Event Brief
Tesla discontinues Solar Roof tile solar system
By The BriefBrief · Sources (2)
Filed: Aug 21, 2026 at 3:06 PM ET
Summary: Tesla has discontinued Solar Roof, its solar panels designed to look like regular roofing tiles. Sources say Tesla told its third-party installer network that Solar Roof is no longer available to order and that only conventional solar panels will be supplied going forward, with Tesla’s website changes redirecting the Solar Roof page to solar panels.
WHO: Tesla
WHAT: Discontinued Solar Roof and stopped taking orders for the product through third-party installers.
WHEN: Aug 20, 2026 at 8:00 PM ET
WHERE: Location not specified
WHY: No specific cause was reported; the product is described as financially unviable.
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