Solar Panel Installation Services In Irving, TX | Serving Dallas and Fort Worth Areas

As of 2021, a Freedom Solar customer purchasing residential solar panels can expect to spend an average of $42,000 for an eight-kilowatt system. However, this is before the federal solar tax credit and state- and city-based rebates and incentives go into effect.

Read our blog on solar rebates and incentives for the Dallas-Fort Worth metro area for more information.

Solar panels increase your home’s resale value with a return on investment (ROI) that’s higher than most other types of home improvements. 

Additionally, Texas provides property tax exemptions for homeowners who invest in solar panels, restricting them from paying additional taxes based on their home’s increased value.

Most people tend to finance their solar panel system with $0 out of pocket. They also typically have payments that are below their energy savings starting from day one. Freedom Solar’s cash customers typically see a full payback in five to 12 years, and an internal rate of return (IRR) that exceeds what the stock market has historically returned in the last 70 years.

However, once you break even on your solar investment, you’ll continue to reap the savings for decades.

Under new legislation, the federal solar investment tax credit (ITC) provides 26% savings for the total cost of your solar project if installed in 2021 through 2022. It then decreases to 22% in 2023. Come 2024 and beyond, the solar credit drops to 0% for residential projects, but remains at 10% for commercial projects.

No, it is not harder to sell a house with solar panels.

According to Zillow, solar panels increase the selling price of a home by at least 4.1%. But this increased cost doesn’t necessarily make a home harder to sell — it means that homes with solar systems are worth more, and thus more desirable. People are willing to pay more for homes that are higher in value, thanks to solar panels!

Solar panels are incredibly durable and last an average of 25 years. If you choose Freedom Solar as your provider, you’ll invest in solar panels from SunPower — the industry’s top-rated solar panel manufacturer. 

Only one in every 20,000 SunPower solar panels fail. But if something were to happen, Freedom Solar offers a 25-year lifetime warranty to ensure your panels remain in ideal shape for maximum energy output.

If by chance your roof needs repair or replacement, it’s possible to remove your solar panel system. This process involves removing the conduit, panels, and racking before installing a new roof.

Freedom Solar has a team of experienced service technicians that can safely detach your solar panel system’s elements, and reinstall them once your roof work is complete. 

Read our blog on deinstalling and reinstalling solar panels for more information. 

Until 2015, there was a loophole in a law that allowed property developers to restrict solar panel installations on homes in new neighborhoods. That law has since closed, and homeowners are now fully allowed to install their own solar panels. 

However, it’s not recommended to install your own panels. Freedom Solar has a trusted and talented service team to ensure your solar panel system is installed correctly and safely, without any risk to the homeowner. 

Net metering is the process of selling your excess generated energy back to the city’s grid. Most net metering programs are available through a Retail Electric Provider (REP), which varies depending on where you’re located in Texas. There are several electricity markets scattered across the state. 

Tri-County Electric, for example, serves the Dallas-Fort Worth metroplex and offers a dollar-for-dollar buyback program for solar energy. However, earned solar credits don’t roll over from month to month unfortunately.