Solar in Dallas & Paulding County · GA

Solar panel installation in Dallas, GA

Comparing solar companies in Dallas? We handle solar panel installation in Dallas from your first GreyStone Power bill review to switch-on. GreyStone Power is reported to pay a rebate per kilowatt on installed solar, which would make Paulding County the only part of our Georgia territory with a real upfront incentive.

  • $24,605 typical installed cost (9.5 kW), priced before any utility rebate
  • Lifetime full-system and roof-penetration warranty
  • Our own crews, owner-run, callbacks within the hour

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Solar in Dallas · as of October 2026

Key takeaways

  • A typical 9.5 kW system in Dallas costs about $24,605 installed and makes about 13,420 kWh a year here.
  • The federal homeowner credit ended on December 31, 2025, and Georgia has no state credit to replace it.
  • GreyStone Power sets its own export credit through its own board, so we confirm the current figure per account before modelling anything.
  • Permits, HOAs and structural review shape the design. We handle the paperwork for all of it.

Bill-to-size

What size system does your Dallas bill need?

Enter up to three recent bills. We average them, convert to kilowatt-hours at your own rate, and show the size band that covers your usage. Nothing is sent anywhere until you choose to send it.

Your monthly power bills

Three months is more accurate than one, because a single summer bill oversizes the system.

We have left this blank on purpose. Georgia Power and Cobb EMC serve parts of Paulding County, so we cannot tell from your town alone which rate is yours. Read the cents-per-kWh line off your bill.

Covering every kilowatt-hour rarely pays here, because exported power earns less than you pay for it.

Your size band will appear here.

Add one bill and your rate to start.

An estimate for planning, not a quote. Real sizing depends on the roof planes, shade and the panel we can actually get, and we confirm it on site. The price band uses $2.59 per watt, a statewide figure. Tax treatment depends on your own liability. We are not tax advisers.

Solar in Dallas

Solar companies in Dallas: what is different here

Dallas is largely served by GreyStone Power, with Georgia Power and Cobb EMC on other parts of Paulding County. GreyStone is reported to offer a one-time rebate of $450 per kilowatt AC for interconnected, net-metered systems up to 10 kW, which would come to as much as $4,500. If that holds, it is the only meaningful upfront cash incentive anywhere in our Georgia coverage, because Georgia Power runs no residential rebate at all and neither do most of the cooperatives we work alongside.

We have deliberately not built that rebate into any figure on this site. It is reported rather than confirmed from GreyStone’s own current material, and a rebate subject to funding availability can close mid-year. It is also reported to require a licensed contractor and a warranty of five years or more, which narrows who may do the work. We verify it in writing for your account before it appears in a quote, and nobody should be structuring financing around it until then.

Homes in Dallas

What Dallas's homes mean for solar

  • 3,210owner-occupied homes (59% of 5,454)
  • 2003median year homes were built
  • 66%of homes are single-family detached
  • $235kmedian owner-occupied home value
  • The median Dallas home was built in 2003, so many roofs are reaching their second half. We check remaining roof life before we design.
  • Only 66% of homes are single-family detached. In townhomes and condos the association or shared roof decides first, so we check governing documents before anything else.
  • 3,210 Dallas households own their home, the ones who can install and claim the system as an asset.

Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2023 5-year estimates for Dallas city. Estimates, rounded.

Honest numbers

Solar panel cost in Dallas, and what you can claim

$2.59 per watt Georgia benchmark, August 2026. Worked examples, not a quote.

Illustrative installed cost in Dallas. Before any GreyStone Power rebate.
System sizeBefore incentives
6 kW $15,540
9.5 kWClosest to our ~9.5 kW average system $24,605
12 kW $31,080
  • EndedFederal 30% homeowner creditEnded December 31, 2025 (IRS).
  • NoneGeorgia solar tax creditNothing to subtract from $24,605.
  • AvailableProperty taxGeorgia property-tax treatment of solar is genuinely unsettled: reputable sources describe a $25,000 exemption, a full exemption and no statewide exemption. Confirm with the Georgia Department of Revenue and your county assessor rather than relying on any figure printed online.
  • NoneGreyStone Power cash rebateNone from GreyStone Power.

Buying or leasing: what changes in 2026

You own it (cash or loan)Lease or PPA
Who owns the panelsYou doThe provider does
Upfront costCash, or a loan from $0 downUsually none
When you sell the houseThe system is part of the homeThe buyer must take over the agreement
Price over timeFixed once paid offCheck for a yearly escalator

GreyStone Power sets its own export credit through its own board, so we confirm the current figure per account before modelling anything. Solar panel cost in Dallas: the full breakdown · Dallas solar incentives · Financing options

Your utility decides payback

Three utilities serve Dallas. They do not pay the same.

GreyStone Power and Georgia Power and Cobb EMC split Dallas street by street. We read yours off your bill first.

GreyStone Power

Average home rate (2024)
12.22¢/kWh
Paid for exported solar
Set by the co-op; we confirm it per account
Net-metered home solar, utility-wide
564

Georgia Power

Average home rate (2024)
15.49¢/kWh
Paid for exported solar
about 7.22¢ per kWh (a 3.2188¢ avoided-cost rate plus a 4¢ adder)
Net-metered home solar, utility-wide
11,208

Cobb EMC

Average home rate (2024)
11.41¢/kWh
Paid for exported solar
Set by the co-op; we confirm it per account
Net-metered home solar, utility-wide
598

For comparison: Georgia average 14.08¢ · U.S. average 16.48¢. Georgia had 18,612 net-metered home solar systems at the end of 2024.

Rates: US EIA Form EIA-861, 2024 averages incl. fixed charges, not tariffs. Export terms as of August 2026.

Dallas sun, month by month

What a 9.5 kW system makes in Dallas

About 13,420 kWh a year from a south-facing roof with no shade. May is the strongest month at about 1,299 kWh and December the weakest at about 815 kWh.

Your roof will differ. Wooded on the established parcels, more open across the newer subdivisions that have driven Paulding growth.

Estimate: NASA POWER sun data for Dallas, PVWatts model, south-facing, no shade.

  1. 1,009 Jan
  2. 1,004 Feb
  3. 1,165 Mar
  4. 1,186 Apr
  5. 1,299 May
  6. 1,209 Jun
  7. 1,228 Jul
  8. 1,169 Aug
  9. 1,160 Sep
  10. 1,131 Oct
  11. 1,043 Nov
  12. 815 Dec
Estimated kWh per month, 9.5 kW system in Dallas

Dallas specifics

What installing in Dallas actually involves

Six things shape a Dallas design. Getting them right is most of the job.

  • 01

    Your utility, confirmed per address

    Most of Dallas is on GreyStone Power, but Georgia Power and Cobb EMC serve parts of Paulding County. Your utility sets what you are paid for exported power.

  • 02

    What shades your roof here

    Wooded on the established parcels, more open across the newer subdivisions that have driven Paulding growth.

  • 03

    Mounting and structural review

    Inland west Georgia. No salt exposure and lower wind loading than the coast. Larger parcels frequently make a ground mount worth pricing.

  • 04

    Architectural review and HOAs

    Permitting runs through the City of Dallas or Paulding County depending on the address. Newer subdivisions commonly carry HOA architectural guidelines. If a GreyStone rebate is in play, note that it is reported to require a licensed contractor and a warranty of five years or more, which narrows who can do the work.

  • 05

    Outages and climate

    Hot Georgia summers with afternoon cooling peaks and occasional storm outages.

  • 06

    Permits in Paulding County

    A building permit and a separate electrical permit from the City of Dallas or Paulding County. We pull all of it and manage the inspection sequence.

Before you sign

How to choose a solar company in Dallas

  1. 1

    The licence covers the work

    Look the business up with the Georgia Construction Industry Licensing Board before you sign, and ask which licence covers the electrical work in Paulding County.

  2. 2

    Who is on the roof

    Ask who installs and who services the system in Dallas. Our own crews do both, travelling from South Carolina.

  3. 3

    About 13,420 kWh a year, in writing

    That is the unshaded ceiling for a 9.5 kW system in Dallas. A quote far above it, or one with no kWh figure, is guessing.

  4. 4

    GreyStone Power, by name

    The quote should use a rate set by the cooperative rider, confirmed per account for exports, or the terms of whichever utility your bill names, not a national average.

  5. 5

    The 5 Paulding County approvals

    A quote should say who files each one, starting with: a building permit and a separate electrical permit from the city of dallas or paulding county.

How it works

From your bill to switch-on, and you file nothing

  1. 1

    Free assessment

    We read 12 months of your GreyStone Power bills (or whichever utility your bill names) and check roof age, shade and orientation.

  2. 2

    Design and a written quote

    One Dallas design sized to your usage at the $2.59 per watt benchmark, with annual kWh.

  3. 3

    Approvals

    5 approvals in Paulding County. We file all of them.

  4. 4

    Installation and inspection

    Standard structural attachment, then the Paulding County inspections, which we book and attend.

  5. 5

    Switch-on

    GreyStone Power approves the interconnection. We tell you the day you are live.

Every approval a Dallas system has to clear (5)
  1. A building permit and a separate electrical permit from the City of Dallas or Paulding County
  2. An interconnection and net-metering agreement with GreyStone Power, which any rebate is reported to depend on
  3. Evidence of a licensed contractor and a warranty of five years or more, if the rebate applies
  4. A zoning review as well for any ground-mounted array
  5. An additional electrical permit where battery storage is included

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Our work

Real systems our crews have installed

Our own job photos, not stock or renders. Inland west Georgia.

  • Aerial view of solar panels on a green standing-seam metal roof by a lake; solar panel installation by Sunburst Solar's own crews
    ResidentialStanding-seam metal roofLakeside multi-facet install
  • Black solar panels on the roof of a modern farmhouse detached garage; solar panel installation by Sunburst Solar's own crews
    ResidentialDetached garage arrayFarmhouse-style home
  • Solar panels on an asphalt-shingle roof under a clear blue sky; solar panel installation by Sunburst Solar's own crews
    ResidentialShingle rooftop arrayBackyard-facing slope
  • Neatly aligned black solar panels on a residential shingle roof; solar panel installation by Sunburst Solar's own crews
    ResidentialClean rooftop layoutBlack-framed panels
  • Top-down aerial view of solar panels across a green metal roof in the woods; solar panel installation by Sunburst Solar's own crews
    ResidentialMulti-facet metal roofWooded aerial view
  • Single-story home with a full black-on-black rooftop solar array beside a pool; solar panel installation by Sunburst Solar's own crews
    ResidentialFull black-on-blackPoolside single-story home

Photo locations are not published.

Dallas solar FAQ

Common questions from Dallas homeowners

Who is my electric utility in Dallas?

Dallas is largely GreyStone Power, with Georgia Power and Cobb EMC on other Paulding County parcels. GreyStone sets its own export terms and is reported to run a per-kilowatt rebate, which we confirm in writing before it informs any number we give you.

What is the best solar company in Dallas, GA?

The one whose licence checks out with the Georgia Construction Industry Licensing Board, whose quote names GreyStone Power and states about 13,420 kWh a year for 9.5 kW, and who services what it installs. Ours does all three, with a lifetime full-system warranty.

How much do solar panels cost in Dallas?

At the $2.59 per watt benchmark, a 6 kW system is about $15,540 installed and a 9.5 kW system about $24,605. Georgia has no state solar tax credit, so there is nothing to subtract. In Dallas that 9.5 kW system makes about 13,420 kWh a year unshaded; your quote depends on roof, shade and usage.

Does Dallas have net metering?

GreyStone Power sets its own export credit through its own board, so we confirm the current figure per account before modelling anything. GreyStone Power households paid about 12.2¢ per kWh on average in 2024, so every kWh you use at home is worth more than one you export, and we size to your usage rather than to fill the roof.

Will solar raise my property taxes in Dallas?

Georgia property-tax treatment of solar is genuinely unsettled: reputable sources describe a $25,000 exemption, a full exemption and no statewide exemption. Confirm with the Georgia Department of Revenue and your county assessor rather than relying on any figure printed online. Check with the Paulding County assessor.

Should I lease or buy solar in Dallas?

59% of Dallas homes are owner-occupied, and for owners the choice is real. Buying, with cash or a loan, means you own the system and add an asset to the house. With a lease or power purchase agreement the provider owns the panels and a buyer of your home has to take over the agreement.

Do Dallas HOAs allow solar panel installation?

Georgia’s HB 389 stops an association prohibiting rooftop solar or charging permit fees for it, but only for rules created, renewed or modified on or after 1 January 2026, so an older covenant may not be covered. We prepare the architectural-review packet either way.

What permits does solar panel installation in Dallas need?

A building permit and a separate electrical permit from the City of Dallas or Paulding County; An interconnection and net-metering agreement with GreyStone Power, which any rebate is reported to depend on; Evidence of a licensed contractor and a warranty of five years or more, if the rebate applies; A zoning review as well for any ground-mounted array. We pull every one through Paulding County and book the inspections.

Free assessment · Dallas, GA

See what solar looks like at your Dallas address

We read your bill, confirm your GreyStone Power export terms, and tell you what your roof in Paulding County will actually carry, and say so if it will not pay.

  • Most addresses here are on GreyStone Power, but Georgia Power and Cobb EMC serve parts of Paulding County. We confirm yours from your bill before we quote anything
  • A building permit and a separate electrical permit from the City of Dallas or Paulding County: we pull it and manage the inspections
  • Permitting runs through the City of Dallas or Paulding County depending on the address.

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Coverage

Are you a solar company near me in Dallas?

Yes. We install in Dallas and across Paulding County, from our office on Daniel Island in the Charleston metro. GreyStone Power territory is the one we quote against here, and the permit route is Dallas’s own.

What "near me" usually means for a solar job

Distance matters less than three things: whether we are licensed in your state, which utility meters your house, and whether a crew can get back to you for service. All three are settled before we quote, not after.

How to check in one step

Call (843) 310-1128 and give us your address, or send it with the form on this page. We will tell you the same day whether you are inside a market we serve, and we will say so plainly if you are not.

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