Is solar worth it for your home in Fort Worth?

Yes. Fort Worth's residential permitting guidance lists solar panels among the accessory structures that require a building permit, and changing electrical equipment requires an electrical permit. Applications are made online through the permitting portal run by the city's Development Services Department.

For homes on Oncor's system, the installer submits the project through Oncor's online distributed generation portal, and Oncor reviews it, studies the connection and prepares an interconnection agreement. The system may not run until Oncor grants permission to operate.

Oncor says an advanced meter is required to measure surplus generation sent to the grid, and once permission to operate is granted it has the meter programmed to measure that surplus. State rules also require the utility, on request, to provide metering that separately measures power drawn from the grid and power sent back for systems under 50 kilowatts.

The federal residential clean energy credit, section 25D, ended for home solar expenditures made after December 31, 2025, under the law signed July 4, 2025. The IRS treats the expenditure as made when installation is completed, so a system completed in 2026 does not qualify even if it was paid for earlier.

No. The consultation is free for homeowners, and there is no obligation to buy anything.

Our team confirms a few details with you, then one local solar company for your area contacts you to set up the visit. Your request never goes to a list.