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AfterFast, Reliable Solar Battery Storage & Backup Across Arlington
Solar battery storage in Arlington typically runs $11,500-$18,900 installed for a 10-13.5 kWh system, and most jobs take one to two days once Oncor approves the interconnection paperwork. If you’re in Arlington and tired of watching the fridge go dark every time a spring storm rolls through, we can help. Gus’s Solar has been putting batteries on Arlington homes long enough to know which retail electric providers actually pay for your excess solar, which HOAs will fight you on placement, and which 1970s-era panels will stall your permit. Call (877) 550-6892 and we’ll walk you through the real numbers off your actual bill, not a brochure.
Why Gus’s Solar Is Arlington’s Preferred Solar Battery Storage & Backup Company
Gus Petrakis founded this company in 2011 and still answers his own phone. That matters in Arlington, where homeowners have been burned by out-of-state crews that quote one number over the phone and a different one at the door. Gus’s name is on the truck, his address is published, and his crew does the install. No subs. No call centers. No “the estimator will call you back.”
Arlington customers call us because we actually know this city. We know that a home off Park Row Drive in 76010 probably still has its original 150-amp service panel. We know that an HOA in south Arlington’s 76002 subdivisions will likely demand rear-roof-only panel placement. We know that Oncor’s rapid shutdown inspection for a Solar Battery Storage & Backup retrofit fails on legacy panels unless they’re upgraded first. That local knowledge keeps your job from stalling. Our Arlington customers leave reviews that mention the same thing over and over: someone picked up the phone, gave a straight number, and showed up when they said they would. A live person answers 24/7. Not a voicemail, not a ticketing portal. Call (877) 550-6892 and you’ll get a human.
Our Solar Battery Storage & Backup Services in Arlington
Tesla Powerwall Installation
We install Tesla Powerwall 3 and Powerwall 2 systems across Arlington, and we’re direct about what each model does well. Powerwall 3 integrates the inverter, which simplifies retrofits on homes where wall space is tight. In Arlington’s 76005 and 76006 neighborhoods, where garages are often attached and finished, that integrated design means we can usually mount the unit without tearing out drywall. A Powerwall installation here typically runs $13,500-$17,000 before any federal tax credit, depending on whether you need one unit or two.
Enphase IQ Battery Installation
Enphase IQ batteries are a strong fit for Arlington homes that already run Enphase microinverters, and for smaller homes where a 5 kWh unit makes more sense than a 13.5 kWh Powerwall. The modular design lets you start with one IQ Battery 5P and add capacity later. For Arlington homeowners on fixed incomes, that’s a real difference. Expect $9,800-$13,200 installed for a single 5P unit, with expansion possible down the line when the budget allows.
Whole-Home Backup Power
Whole-home backup in Arlington means we size the battery and a critical-load panel so your HVAC, refrigerator, medical equipment, and a few lights keep running when ERCOT orders rolling blackouts. After Winter Storm Uri left Arlington neighborhoods dark and freezing for days in February 2021, the conversation changed here. This isn’t about saving a few dollars on a bill anymore. It’s about the oxygen concentrator, the insulin in the fridge, and the sump pump. We design these systems around what your home actually draws, not a cookie-cutter load calculation.
Battery Retrofit for Existing Solar
This is the service we do most in Arlington, and it’s where our local knowledge pays off. If you already have rooftop solar and you’re adding a battery, Oncor requires a rapid shutdown inspection. Homes in central and east Arlington with original 100- or 150-amp panels from the 1970s through the 1990s often fail that inspection outright. We surface that cost up front, not after you’ve signed. A retrofit with a panel upgrade in Arlington runs $14,000-$19,500 all-in. Without the upgrade, you’re looking at $10,500-$14,000. We’ll tell you which camp you’re in before any paperwork starts.
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You approve before work beginsNothing starts until you say go.
Trusted Brands We Service in Arlington
We work with equipment from Tesla, Enphase, FranklinWH, and Panasonic, and we stock common replacement parts locally so Arlington customers aren’t waiting a week for a backordered component from a warehouse in Phoenix. FranklinWH aGate systems are a frequent choice for Arlington homeowners who want generator integration, and Panasonic’s EverVolt line remains a solid performer in high-heat summers. We service what we sell and we service what others sold. If you’ve got an orphaned battery system from an installer who vanished, we’ll take a look. Bring me a bill, I’ll bring you the math.
Common Solar Battery Storage & Backup Problems We See in Arlington Homes
- Legacy service panels that fail Oncor’s rapid shutdown inspection. Homes built from the late 1960s through the 1990s in 76010, 76011, and 76012 frequently still carry 100- or 150-amp panels. A battery retrofit stalls at inspection unless the panel is upgraded first, and we flag that before the permit application goes in.
- HOA placement demands that quietly kill your production. Several active-HOA subdivisions in south Arlington (76001, 76002) enforce rear-roof-only or street-side-invisible placement under Texas Property Code §202.010. That’s legal, but it can force panels onto a north- or east-facing roof plane that underperforms the original estimate. We run the production math under those constraints before you commit.
- Battery modules that fail after a spring hailstorm. Arlington sits in one of North America’s highest-frequency large-hail corridors. Insurers increasingly require IEC 61215 Class 3 hail-rated modules. If your system was spec’d with lower-rated panels, a spring storm can leave you with a dead battery and a denied claim.
- Retail electric provider buyback rates that change mid-contract. Arlington has no municipal utility. You choose a retail electric provider, and that REP can change your solar buyback rate at contract renewal. We’ve seen customers lose most of their true-up credits overnight. A properly sized battery, configured for time-of-use arbitrage, recovers what the REP takes away.
Pricing for Solar Battery Storage & Backup in Arlington, TX
Here are real numbers for the Arlington market, not national averages. A single Enphase IQ Battery 5P retrofit on an existing solar system runs $9,800-$13,200 installed. A Tesla Powerwall 3 retrofit runs $13,500-$17,000. A whole-home backup system with two batteries and a critical-load panel runs $18,000-$26,000 before the 30% federal tax credit. What moves the number in Arlington: whether your existing panel passes Oncor inspection, whether your HOA forces conduit routing that adds labor, and whether your home has a finished garage that complicates mounting. We quote off your actual utility bill and your actual usage, not a generic estimate. Estimates are free. Take two weeks. Think about it. The price will be the same.
We Also Serve Cities Near Arlington
Gus’s Solar handles battery storage and backup work across Arlington and the surrounding Tarrant County communities. We regularly serve homeowners in Kennedale, Forest Hill, Hurst, and Grand Prairie. If you’re just outside the Arlington city limits, call (877) 550-6892 and we’ll confirm coverage for your address. Scheduling is coordinated from our Dallas-Fort Worth office, and crews serve Arlington locally.
Serving Arlington, TX - Our Local Coverage Area
We’re based in the Arlington area and know this community well. Use the map below to see our service coverage - if you’re nearby, we can almost certainly help.
FAQs - Solar Battery Storage & Backup in Arlington
No, you will not lose power during a rolling blackout if your battery is sized correctly and wired to a critical-load panel. When ERCOT orders rotating outages, your home islanding system disconnects from the grid and the battery takes over automatically. Most Arlington customers don’t even notice the transition. The catch is sizing: a single 5 kWh battery will not run a 4-ton AC unit in a Texas August for more than an hour or two. We size systems around what you actually need to keep running. Call (877) 550-6892 with your monthly kWh usage and we’ll give you a straight answer.
Most likely yes. Homes in 76010 built before the mid-1990s frequently carry original 100-amp panels that Oncor will not approve for a modern solar-plus-storage interconnection without a rapid shutdown inspection, and legacy panels typically fail. A panel upgrade to 200 amps adds roughly $2,500-$4,000 to the job in Arlington. We’ll tell you during the site visit, not after you’ve signed a contract. Get a free estimate and we’ll confirm what your specific panel requires.
Maybe, but the honest answer is that rear-roof-only placement in 76001 frequently pushes panels onto a north- or east-facing plane that produces 15-25% less than a south-facing array. That doesn’t mean the project is dead. We run production models under the HOA’s actual restrictions before you spend a dollar, and we’ve handled the HOA approval paperwork for dozens of south Arlington subdivisions. If the offset math doesn’t work under their rules, we’ll tell you that too. That’s the advantage of a local crew that knows how Arlington HOAs actually behave.
Arlington sits inside the deregulated ERCOT market. You buy electricity from whichever retail electric provider you choose, and Oncor owns the wires. There is no guaranteed net metering. Each REP sets its own solar buyback rate, and several have reduced those rates to near-wholesale in the last two years. Some Arlington customers watch their true-up credits essentially vanish when their REP changes the plan at renewal. A battery paired with time-of-use optimization recovers much of that lost value by storing daytime solar and discharging during expensive evening hours. Call (877) 550-6892 and bring us your current REP plan; we’ll run the numbers against it.
A battery installed to IEC 61215 Class 3 hail resistance standards will survive the vast majority of Arlington hailstorms, but panels spec’d below that standard are a real risk. Arlington sits squarely in a high-frequency hail corridor, and we saw spring 2024 storms destroy arrays across Tarrant County that had been installed by out-of-state crews using lower-rated modules. If your battery or array fails after a storm, your homeowner’s insurance may deny the claim if the equipment wasn’t rated for this climate. We spec Class 3-rated modules on every Arlington install and we can inspect any existing system you now own. Estimates are free.
Ready to Talk? Call Gus Directly.
If you want a battery that actually keeps your lights on when Oncor can’t, call (877) 550-6892. We’ll ask for your utility bill, your address, and what you need to keep running. Then we’ll give you a number that won’t change, a timeline that holds, and a written estimate you can sit on for two weeks. If a salesman needs an answer tonight, the answer is no. That’s not how we work. Senior and veteran discounts apply, and a free second opinion on any written estimate is always on the table. Solar Battery Storage & Backup in Arlington doesn’t have to be complicated. Call us and find out what a local crew actually does differently.
Written by Gus Petrakis, Owner at Gus’s Solar, serving Arlington and Tarrant County since 2011.