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If you’re reading this, there’s a good chance your last electric bill from Cleburne Power & Light made you sit down for a second. Or maybe you’ve been thinking about backup power since February 2021, when Winter Storm Uri left whole blocks of Cleburne dark and cold for days. Either way, you’re in the right place. Gus’s Solar handles panel installation, battery backup, repairs, cleaning, and EV chargers for homeowners in Cleburne, from the older neighborhoods off Henderson Street to the newer subdivisions along US-67. We answer the phone when you call: (877) 550-6892. And unlike the door-knockers working Cleburne, we won’t pressure you to sign anything tonight.
What happens when you call
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A real person answersNo phone trees - you reach a local pro.
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You get an upfront price rangeHonest numbers before anyone is dispatched.
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A background-checked tech heads outLicensed & insured, dispatched right away.
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You approve before work beginsNothing starts until you say go.
Why Cleburne Homeowners Choose Gus’s Solar
Gus Petrakis puts his own name on the truck, the quote, and the warranty. He founded this company in 2011, and 29 years of local trade experience sit behind it. That matters in Cleburne, because the solar work here isn’t the same as it is 20 minutes north. Cleburne Power & Light runs its own interconnection process, separate from Oncor, and installers who don’t know CPL’s paperwork get projects stuck for weeks. We’ve done enough jobs in the 76031 and 76033 zips to know exactly which forms CPL wants and how the city schedules the inspections. Homeowners in the Westhill and Country Club Road areas have told us the same thing: the work got done when we said it would, and the price stayed where we put it.
Every visit comes with a live person answering the phone, background-checked technicians in uniform, and the 90-Day Done Right Promise in writing. If something isn’t right after the install, Gus comes back. Not a call center. Not a subcontractor you’ll never see again.
Solar Services We Offer in Cleburne
Solar Panel Installation
A properly designed system for a Cleburne home starts with your actual CPL bill, not a brochure estimate. We size panels to your real usage and the pitch of your roof, whether that’s a 1940s wood-frame near downtown or a brick ranch off Nolan River Road. Learn more about solar panel installation in Cleburne.
Solar Battery Storage & Backup
After Uri, half the homes we visit in Cleburne ask about batteries before they ask about panels. A FranklinWH or Tesla Powerwall paired with your array keeps the refrigerator, HVAC fan, and lights running when CPL’s grid goes down. Learn more about battery storage and backup in Cleburne.
Solar Panel Cleaning
Johnson County dust and spring hail residue don’t just look bad on your panels; they cut output. A twice-yearly cleaning keeps your array producing what it should, and we inspect for microcracks while we’re up there. Learn more about solar panel cleaning in Cleburne.
EV Charger Installation
You bought the EV. Now you need a Level 2 charger on the garage wall that pulls from the sun, not just the grid. We handle the panel upgrade, the conduit run, and the CPL load-side questions.
Solar Panel Maintenance & Monitoring
Gus monitors your system after it goes live. If production dips, we call you. You don’t have to chase us down. That’s the point of buying from an owner-operated shop instead of a pop-up crew.
Solar Panel Repair
Hail happens in Cleburne. So do inverter failures, loose connections, and the occasional squirrel-chewed wire. We diagnose, quote a fair price, and fix it. Seniors and veterans get 10% off, no expiration.
Commercial Solar Installation
Warehouses, churches, auto shops, and small manufacturers along the US-67 corridor can cut operating costs with a system sized to daytime loads. We’ll sit down with your CPL interval data and show you the year-25 output, not the day-one sticker number.
Neighborhoods We Serve in Cleburne
Our crews are in Cleburne every week. Typical response time for a service call inside the city is same-day or next-day depending on the scope. We regularly work in:
- Westhill
- Country Club Road area
- Henderson Street corridor
- Kilpatrick Street area
- Nolan River Road subdivisions
Why Cleburne’s Climate & Housing Affect Solar
Cleburne sits in one of North Texas’s busiest hail corridors. Spring storms rolling through Johnson County produce golf-ball-sized hail with surprising regularity, and that changes the panel conversation entirely. We specify IEC 61215 Class 3 or Class 4 hail-rated panels for nearly every Cleburne install, because a cheaper panel that microcracks in the first hailstorm isn’t a bargain, it’s a future repair bill. Your warranty matters too: some panel manufacturers reduce coverage for hail damage unless you chose a rated product upfront.
The housing stock makes it interesting too. The established neighborhoods near downtown and along Henderson and Kilpatrick feature 1940s through 1970s wood-frame homes. Roof decking from that era often needs a structural look before we attach racking; lower pitches are common, and not every rafter bay is where the drawings say it is. The newer brick ranch homes off the US-67 growth corridor are more straightforward to mount, but attic ventilation and conduit routing still vary widely by builder. Gus has been on more than a few Cleburne roofs, and he’ll tell you honestly what you need before you spend a dollar.
Pricing for Solar in Cleburne
Here’s the straight answer, because it’s what you came for. A complete grid-tied solar installation on a Cleburne home costs somewhere between $16,000 and $34,000 before the federal tax credit, depending on system size, panel brand, and roof condition. Battery backup typically adds $9,000 to $16,000 installed. Panel cleaning runs $150 to $300 per visit for most residential arrays. A service call for diagnostics inside our county has no trip charge, and any repair over $200 gets $40 off. Bring us a CPL bill and we’ll show you the exact math on your usage, your export rate, and your payback. Take two weeks. Think about it. The price will be the same.
Service Area - Cities Near Cleburne
We serve the whole Johnson County area. If you’re in Keene, Joshua, Burleson, or Crowley, Gus’s Solar does work there regularly. Same owner, same crew, same 90-Day Done Right Promise.
Serving Cleburne, TX - Our Local Coverage Area
We’re based in the Cleburne 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 About Solar in Cleburne
Cleburne Power & Light runs its own municipal interconnection process, separate from Oncor. CPL requires its own application forms, schedules inspections through city offices, and works on a different meter-upgrade timeline than neighboring Oncor territory. An installer who shows up expecting Oncor’s paperwork will delay your project by weeks. We arrive knowing CPL’s process. Call (877) 550-6892 and ask about your specific address.
You should insist on them. Johnson County sees golf-ball-sized hail often enough that panels without IEC 61215 Class 3 or Class 4 hail ratings are a real risk. We spec hail-rated panels as the default for Cleburne installs, and we can walk you through the warranty differences between brands.
That depends on what you want to power. A properly sized battery system will keep your refrigerator, lights, internet, and HVAC fan running for hours or days, depending on array size and sunshine. We design the battery to your essential loads, not the whole house, unless you specifically ask for whole-home coverage.
Most of the time, repair is cheaper. A single microcracked panel, a failed microinverter, or a loose connection is a straightforward fix. Replacement only makes sense when the array is old, the damage is widespread, or your production goals have changed. Gus will tell you which one applies to your system, and he won’t sell you a replacement you don’t need. Estimates are free.
If the problem is urgent, call (877) 550-6892. A live person answers, and we’ll let you know on that call when we can be there. Inside Cleburne, same-day or next-day service is typical for repairs and diagnostics.
Written by Gus Petrakis, Owner at Gus’s Solar, serving Cleburne and Johnson County with straight answers and work that’s done right.
What happens when you call
- 1A real person answersNo phone trees - talk to a local solar pro.
- 2You get an upfront price rangeHonest numbers before anyone is dispatched. No surprises.
- 3A background-checked tech heads outLicensed & insured, typically within 1-hour.
- 4You approve before work beginsNothing starts until you say go.
What Cleburne Customers Say
"Four different companies knocked on my door in one summer and every one of them wanted a signature that evening. Gus has a shop with his name on it, gave me the numbers on paper, and told me to take a fortnight and think about it."
- Winifred Castellano"Honest quoting and good workmanship. He is not the cheapest quote I got, by some way, and he told me that himself and explained what the difference bought. I chose him anyway and I am glad."
- Alistair Fennimore"The install itself was excellent and the system performs as modelled. Permitting and the utility interconnection took about four months, most of it out of his hands, though the waiting was still frustrating."
- Marguerite Ostrowski