Dallas-Fort Worth, keep the lights on when the grid goes down.
North Texas gets hit from both ends of the thermometer. Ice storms that snap power lines in February and heat domes that strain the grid all summer. VirtuGrid helps you get rooftop solar and a home backup battery with $0 upfront, so whatever knocks the Oncor grid out, your home has backup power ready.
In DFW, the grid gets tested twice a year.
Recent history in the Metroplex reads like a stress test:
Winter Storm Uri
Rolling blackouts across North Texas stretched for days in single-digit temperatures. Millions of homes cycling on and off, pipes bursting, families huddled around fireplaces.
Ice and spring storms
Back-to-back winters of ice accumulation and violent spring winds left hundreds of thousands of Oncor customers dark, some repeatedly in the same season.
Heat-dome conservation alerts
Triple-digit stretches push ERCOT demand to record highs, with conservation appeals landing right when your AC matters most.
The pattern isn't changing. DFW keeps growing, the grid keeps straining, and a battery in the garage is how more DFW homes are riding these events out.
We bring the battery. You get the backup.
VirtuGrid serves homeowners across the Dallas-Fort Worth Metroplex. Inside the Oncor service territory, where the retail electricity market is deregulated and you choose who supplies your power.
Your battery goes in
Licensed installers put in a home backup battery with $0 upfront. The program owns it, monitors it and maintains it for the life of the agreement, nothing for you to manage.
It joins the network
While the grid is up, your battery works alongside thousands of others across Texas to support it. That's the revenue that pays for the battery and helps keep your rate low.
Your home stays powered
The instant the grid drops, the energy reserved in your battery is yours and your home switches over automatically. How long it runs depends on the battery's charge and what you're using.
Your all-in rate on the solar + battery program starts at 12.9¢/kWh and rises 2.9% a year, with no monthly service fee, see the full breakdown on our Texas page.
Savings depend on your utility, usage and plan terms, and are not guaranteed.
What Dallas-Fort Worth homeowners ask first.
Is there really $0 upfront?
There's no purchase price and no install bill. The program covers the equipment and installation, and owns and maintains the system. In exchange, you take your electricity through our program for the term of the agreement. The full trade is spelled out in plain English on our main page.
What about a multi-day outage, like Uri?
Fair question. Uri lasted the better part of a week for some neighborhoods. How long a battery lasts on its own depends on its size and what you run. That's why the Texas program pairs the battery with rooftop solar, which can recharge it in daylight while the grid is down. That's what helps backup power last through a longer outage.
Do I qualify?
Generally you'll need to own your home in the Oncor service area and have a suitable spot for the battery. The fastest way to find out is the 30-second check. No credit check, no obligation.
See if your Dallas-Fort Worth home qualifies.
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