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Eager customers of Tesla's solar roof program have been left holding the bag as the EV automaker says it's nixing operations in numerous markets, Electrek<\/em> reports<\/a>.<\/p> The cancellations underscore the degree to which the program has never really taken off. By Elecktrek<\/i>'s estimates<\/a>, Tesla only installed its solar roofs on around 300 houses during the second quarter of 2022 — an underwhelming figure, especially since CEO Elon Musk has claimed<\/a> the company's energy division will become as large as its automotive one.<\/p> And now, some Tesla Solar customers have been receiving emails from the company telling them that their orders for solar panels are being canceled.<\/p> \"Upon further review of your project, our team has determined that your home is in an area we no longer service,\" the emails read, as quoted by Electrek<\/i>. \"As we cannot complete your order, we have processed your cancellation.\"<\/p> Tesla tends to be opaque when it comes to its energy division, so it's unclear which specific markets got screwed over. Electrek<\/i> says the reports it's received have come from customers \"in major solar markets including the greater Los Angeles area, Northern California, Oregon, and Florida.\"<\/p> In addition, the outlet also reports that Tesla has laid off employees in the solar scheduling, planning, and design department, but just how many is unspecified.<\/p> Historically, Tesla's solar program — controversially acquired<\/a> by buying the company SolarCity in 2016 — is the one that gets the short end of the stick when it comes to reining in the budget.<\/p> In 2019, Musk admitted in a pre-trial deposition<\/a> that, \"If I did not take everyone off of solar and focus them on the Model 3 program to the detriment of solar, then Tesla would have gone bankrupt.\"<\/p> \"So I took everyone from solar, and said: 'instead of working on solar, you need to work on the Model 3 program.' And as a result, solar suffered, as you would expect,\" he added.<\/p> Musk similarly admitted in 2022<\/a> that, for the year before, he had \"shortchanged\" Tesla's energy division in favor of pushing out more cars.<\/p> Considering that Musk bought the division from SolarCity with the alleged intention of bailing out his cousins that owned it<\/a>, maybe it's not too surprising that the CEO seems to have no qualms over gutting it multiple times.<\/p> More on Tesla: <\/strong>Elon Musk Is Suddenly Selling Tesla Stock Like Crazy<\/a><\/em><\/p> The post Tesla Reportedly Canceling Solar Roof Installations Across the Country<\/a> appeared first on Futurism<\/a>.<\/p> Visit link: <\/p> Tesla Reportedly Canceling Solar Roof Installations Across the Country<\/a><\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" The Sun Sets Eager customers of Tesla's solar roof program have been left holding the bag as the EV automaker says it's nixing operations in numerous markets, Electrek reports . The cancellations underscore the degree to which the program has never really taken off. Continue reading Solar Scapegoat<\/h2>