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If the pitch starts at your door and ends with "sign tonight for the special," sleep on it. The sun will still be there tomorrow; so will we.
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Most Houston homeowners we talk to are done with the door-knock pitch. They want a straight answer about what solar will actually cost on their roof, with their electric bill, and whether it’ll keep the lights on when the grid goes down. That’s the conversation we have every day. Gus Petrakis founded this company in 2011 and still answers his own phone. Call (877) 550-6892 and you’ll get a live person, not a voicemail tree.
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 Houston Homeowners Choose Gus’s Solar
Houston’s solar market is crowded with out-of-state installers and sales crews who vanish after the paperwork clears. We’re the opposite. Gus Petrakis puts his name on the truck, publishes his license number, and will tell you to take two weeks before you sign anything. If a salesman needs an answer tonight, the answer is no. That’s been our position since day one.
Our reviews from homeowners in Heights and Meyerland tell the same story: honest numbers, a crew that shows up on time, and a system that does what the quote said it would. Our 90-Day Done Right Promise backs every job in writing. If something isn’t right, one call brings Gus back. No tickets, no call center three states away. Just the owner, on your roof, making it right.
We carry a strong local reputation, state licensing, and insurance and bonding on every job. The crew that installs your panels is Gus’s own crew. Background-checked, uniformed, and on your property only after you know exactly who’s coming.
Solar Services We Offer in Houston
Solar Panel Installation
We design systems around your actual roof and your actual bill, not a brochure. Houston’s mix of bungalows, ranch slabs, and narrow townhomes means every install looks different. We handle the permits, the interconnection, and the CenterPoint approval.
Learn more about our Solar Panel Installation in Houston.
Solar Battery Storage & Backup
After Winter Storm Uri, battery backup isn’t a nice-to-have in Houston. It’s the thing people ask about first. We pair solar with storage that keeps your critical loads running when ERCOT can’t.
Learn more about our Solar Battery Storage & Backup in Houston.
Solar Panel Cleaning
Houston’s humidity, pollen, and occasional Saharan dust layer cut panel output more than most people realize. We clean panels safely and check connections while we’re up there.
Learn more about our Solar Panel Cleaning in Houston.
EV Charger Installation
We install Level 2 EV chargers as a standalone job or alongside a solar system. If you’re already exporting power to the grid, charging a car off your own panels changes the math on both.
Solar Panel Maintenance & Monitoring
We monitor system output and call you when something drops off. Not the other way around. Gus checks the numbers and shows up before a small issue becomes a dead string.
Solar Panel Repair
Houston storms, hail, and raccoons do damage. We repair panels, inverters, and racking, and we’ll give you a straight answer on whether repair makes more sense than replacement.
Commercial Solar Installation
We design and install commercial systems for Houston businesses that want to cut demand charges and hedge against ERCOT price swings. Same owner-operated standard, bigger roof.
Neighborhoods We Serve in Houston
We work all over Houston and know the housing stock block by block. That matters when a 1920s bungalow in the Heights needs a service upgrade before interconnection, or a narrow townhome off Washington Avenue needs a creative racking layout.
- Heights
- Meyerland
- Montrose
- West University
- Sharpstown
Typical response time anywhere in the Houston metro is same day or next morning for an estimate. Emergencies get priority.
Why Houston’s Climate & Housing Affect Solar
Houston sits at about 29.7 degrees north latitude and gets roughly 5.3 peak sun hours per day, but the heat here works against your panels. Summer temperatures above 95 degrees with Gulf humidity push panel operating temperatures past 140 degrees, which cuts real-world output by 15 to 25 percent during the exact afternoon hours when electricity prices on variable-rate ERCOT plans spike. That’s the same window when your air conditioner is running hardest. A properly sized system accounts for this. A national sales script doesn’t.
The other factor is the housing stock. Inner-loop homes between I-10 and 610 mix 1920s bungalows, mid-century ranch slabs, and a wave of narrow three-story townhomes built after 2000. Some of those townhomes are 16 to 20 feet wide with tiny hip roofs and HOA covenants that complicate permitting. Older bungalows in the Heights corridor often need a 100-amp to 200-amp electrical service upgrade before CenterPoint Energy will even look at an interconnection application. And since Uri, most Houston customers ask one question first: will this keep my heat on in another freeze? That means critical-load subpanel design and pairing solar with heat-pump mini-splits or other electric heat that doesn’t rely on natural gas. That’s a design discipline we learned here, not from a training manual.
Pricing for Solar in Houston
Solar pricing depends on roof size, panel count, and whether you add battery storage. A straightforward residential system in Houston typically runs between $14,000 and $28,000 before the federal tax credit. Battery backup adds $8,000 to $16,000 depending on capacity and whether you want whole-home or critical-load backup.
Bring me a bill, I’ll bring you the math. That’s how we quote. We build the system size off your last 12 months of actual usage and current CenterPoint interconnection rules, not a square-footage guess. The price we quote is the price you pay. No bait, no switch, no surprise line items at the contract table.
We also offer a Free Second Opinion on Any Written Estimate, no trip charge inside our own county, and a Senior and Veteran 10% discount that never expires. Call (877) 550-6892 for an exact quote. Estimates are free.
Service Area - Cities Near Houston
We serve the neighborhoods and subdivisions immediately around Houston, including Bellaire, West University Place, Galena Park, and Jacinto City. If you’re not sure whether we cover your street, call and ask. A live person will answer.
Serving Houston, TX - Our Local Coverage Area
We’re based in the Houston 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 Houston
Most Houston residential systems land between $14,000 and $28,000 before the federal tax credit, with battery backup adding $8,000 to $16,000. The only honest way to price your system is off your actual electric bill. Call (877) 550-6892 with a copy of your bill and Gus will walk you through the math. No charge for the estimate.
Only if it’s paired with battery storage. Panels alone shut off during a grid outage for utility-safety reasons. A properly sized battery with a critical-load subpanel keeps your heat, fridge, and lights running when ERCOT goes down. This is the design question we ask every Houston customer now.
No, not in the way California or New York do. Houston’s deregulated ERCOT market means most retail providers only offer wholesale buyback rates for exported solar, which is a fraction of what you pay for imported power. That’s why Houston systems should be sized for self-consumption with battery backup, not export. It changes the design and the payback math, and a good installer will tell you that up front.
Often, yes. Many older Houston homes, especially bungalows in the Heights and surrounding neighborhoods, still have 100-amp electrical panels. CenterPoint Energy typically requires a 200-amp service before approving a solar interconnection application. We identify this early in the estimate so you’re not surprised at permit time.
In most cases, yes. We coordinate estimates from our Houston office and a live person answers the phone 24/7. Same-day or next-morning estimates are standard. Call (877) 550-6892 and we’ll schedule a time that works for you. Take two weeks to think about the quote. The price will be the same.
Get a Straight Answer About Solar in Houston
If you’re tired of the door-knockers, the high-pressure closers, and the companies that disappear after install, call Gus’s Solar. One phone number, one owner, one standard. Bring me a bill, I’ll bring you the math. Call (877) 550-6892 for a free estimate and a straight answer about what solar will do on your roof.
Written by Gus Petrakis, Owner at Gus’s Solar, serving Houston with local roots, on time, community first, accountable, and loyal.
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 Houston Customers Say
"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"Told me straight that a battery did not make sense for how we use power and sold me the array without it. He talked himself out of a good deal of money that afternoon."
- Reginald Pontefract