---
title: "You Can Now Rent Tesla Solar Panels for Crazy Cheap"
description: "Tesla Solar is now giving homeowners in six states the option of renting its solar panels for as little as $50 per month, with a $1,500 uninstall fee."
date: "2019-08-20"
modified: "2019-08-20"
authors:
  - name: "Kristin Houser"
    link: "https://futurism.com/authors/kristin"
url: "https://futurism.com/the-byte/rent-tesla-solar-panels"
categories:
  - "Advanced Transport"
  - "Energy"
  - "Renewable Energy"
  - "Science & Energy"
  - "Solar Power"
  - "Tesla"
tags:
  - "elon musk"
  - "solar panels"
  - "tesla"
  - "the digest"
---

# You Can Now Rent Tesla Solar Panels for Crazy Cheap

![Tesla Solar is now giving homeowners in six states the option of renting its solar panels for as little as $50 per month, with a $1,500 uninstall fee.](<https://futurism.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/rent-tesla-solar-panels.jpg>)
*\<em\>Image: Tesla\</em\>*

## Rent a Roof

In March, Tesla CEO [Elon Musk declared](<https://futurism.com/the-byte/elon-musk-2019-year-solar-roof>) that 2019 would be "the year of the solar roof," but so far, that hasn't been the case.

The second quarter of 2019 marked Tesla's [fewest solar panel installations](<https://www.theverge.com/2019/8/19/20812060/tesla-solar-panel-rental-subscription-price-lease-elon-musk-cancellation-fee>) of any quarter since it first got into the home solar market — and that's after it [slashed prices](<https://www.cnn.com/2019/05/01/investing/tesla-solar-panel-costs/index.html>) in April in an attempt to spur sales.

Now, the company is trying yet another approach, launching a new program that lets homeowners [rent Tesla solar panels](<https://www.tesla.com/support/energy/solar-panels/learn/rent-solar>) for as little as $50 per month plus tax.

## Sunshine States

To rent Tesla's solar panels, you must own a home in Arizona, California, Connecticut, Massachusetts, New Jersey, or New Mexico and be a customer of one of 20 listed utility companies.

The rental rate varies by state and size of the system — small, medium, or large — but in all instances, the single monthly fee is all-encompassing, covering everything from the hardware and installation to maintenance and support.

## Getting Out

Tesla doesn't require solar panel renters to sign a long-term contract and claims the process of signing up requires just "one click, instead of lengthy consultations and piles of paperwork."

One caveat: Renting Tesla's solar panels might be cheap and easy, but uninstalling the system will cost you $1,500. The company claims on its website that it "does not make a profit on" this fee — but it'll need to start profiting from its panels somehow if 2019 is going to turn out the way Musk is hoping it will.

**READ MORE:** [Tesla launches a rental plan to help its slumping home solar panel business](<https://www.theverge.com/2019/8/19/20812060/tesla-solar-panel-rental-subscription-price-lease-elon-musk-cancellation-fee>) \[*The Verge*\]

**More on Tesla Solar:** *[Elon Musk: 2019 Will Be "the Year of the Solar Roof"](<https://futurism.com/the-byte/elon-musk-2019-year-solar-roof>)*

### Author social links  
[LinkedIn](<https://www.linkedin.com/in/kristinjhouser>)