Why Choose Solar for All?

Solar for All is uniquely designed to serve our community by broadening access to solar energy, enhancing your home’s resilience, and helping you stay ready for any emergency.

  • Save Money: Lower your electricity bills by 20% every month.
  • No Cost, No Hassle: Solar panels and maintenance are free for the first 15 years. At the end of that period, ownership passes completely to the homeowner.
  • Stay Prepared: Count on back-up battery power during power outages.

Who’s Eligible?

  • Austin Energy homeowners who meet income eligibility requirements.
  • Homes with a sunny roof in good condition.
  • Homes with electrical systems that meet safety codes.
  • Homes located within the grant eligibility map.  Using this map, check if you live within an eligible census tract.

Why Austin Energy is offering free solar and battery backup systems through Solar for All: 

  • Austin Energy received a grant from the EPA to expand access to clean and reliable energy.
  • As a community-owned, not-for-profit utility, we work alongside local partners to offer beneficial programs. Solar for All will help Austin Energy meet its commitments to the community and City Council
  • It helps lower energy bills, provides backup power and supports a cleaner environment. These benefits help the whole community.
     

Applications to open in Spring 2026.

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* We're excited to bring clean, affordable energy to more Austin homes. Fill out this quick form to get updates about the program.

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Are you an Austin Energy customer who is also a homeowner?

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Is your home located within the eligible area?   Using this map, check if you live within an eligible census tract.

Map of Eligible Solar For All Census Tracts

Input your address on the map to see if your home is within an eligible census tract.

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How old is your home?

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Has your roof been replaced within the past 15 years?

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Is your house shaded by trees?

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Do you have any questions or comments that you would like to share with staff?

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Earth Day Dollars: Austin Energy Awarded Solar for All Federal Grant

“We are incredibly excited about how this grant helps the City of Austin reduce pollution, create green jobs and directly benefit our historically disadvantaged communities as we create Austin’s clean energy future,” Austin Energy Vice President of Customer Energy Solutions Richard Génecé said. “By focusing on expanding access to solar power, Austin Energy is helping relieve both the burdens of high-energy costs and carbon pollution that these communities disproportionately bear while strengthening our local grid resilience in the face of climate change.”

Read the full news release.

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Applications Open 2026

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This project has been funded wholly or in part by the United States Environmental Protection Agency under assistance agreement 84087701 to Harris County. The contents of this document do not necessarily reflect the views and policies of the Environmental Protection Agency, nor does the Environmental Protection Agency endorse trade names or recommend the use of commercial products mentioned in this document, as well as any images, video, text, or other content created by generative artificial intelligence tools, nor does any such content necessarily reflect the views and policies of the Environmental Protection Agency.