Solar for Older Midvale Homes, Wired Right From the Panel Out
We design and install solar panels, battery storage and system add-ons for homes in Midvale, Murray and Sandy. Before sizing anything, we check what decades of ownership tend to hide: the main breaker panel, the service rating, grounding and earlier owners' fixes. You get a plan built for your home as it actually is.
- Free savings analysis
- $0 up front
- Electrical panel checked first
- Line-item written estimates
Where We Install Solar
Our home base is Midvale, and our crews cover the towns that ring it. We regularly work in Murray, Sandy, West Jordan, Taylorsville, Cottonwood Heights, Holladay and White City, plus West Valley City, South Jordan and Millcreek. Each city runs its own permit office with its own forms, and we file the paperwork for whichever one covers your home.
- Midvale
- West Jordan
- Sandy
- Taylorsville
- Murray
- Cottonwood Heights
- Holladay
- White City
- West Valley City
- South Jordan
- Millcreek
If you live just outside these towns, tell us where when you phone and we will confirm whether your address is in our coverage.
Solar Services for Your Home
Our main work is solar panel installation, sized to your actual usage and to what your electrical service can safely accept. We add battery storage when you want backup power or more control over when you use your own energy. Solar system add-ons cover extras such as production monitoring and a dedicated circuit for an EV charger, and we also handle solar panel repair. Open any of those pages for the components, the common problems and the cost drivers specific to that work.
Solar Panel Installation
Panels mounted on your shingle or metal roof, flashed at every attachment and tied into an electrical service we have checked for age and capacity first.
Battery Storage
Home batteries that keep your essentials running in an outage and store daytime solar for evening use, wired to suit the panel your home actually has.
Solar System Add-Ons
EV charger circuits, main panel upgrades, monitoring and extra panels, each checked against the wiring and service equipment your house already has.
Solar Panel Repair
We find why an older solar system is producing less, from corroded connectors to a tired inverter, and give you a clear fix with photos and a written estimate.
How a Solar Job Runs
Most of the work happens before anyone sets a panel. This is the order we follow.
- 1
Phone call and savings analysis
Send us a recent utility bill and tell us a little about your home. We work out your usage, a likely system size and what solar could save you, at no cost. A free virtual appointment works too if you would rather go over the numbers on screen.
- 2
Electrical check at your home
On the visit we measure the install area, look at shading and take the cover off the main panel to read its ratings. The meter base, grounding and any past repairs that bear on solar get photographed for your file.
- 3
Design, estimate and permit
You get a written, line-item estimate and a system design. Once you approve it, we pull the permit and file the interconnection application with the utility.
- 4
Install day
The crew sets the racking, mounts the panels, runs conduit and makes the electrical connection. Panel or breaker work happens during the same visit when possible, and we clean up the work area before we leave.
- 5
Inspection and turn-on
After the city or county inspector signs off, the utility grants permission to connect. We then energize the system and show you how to read the production monitoring, so you can track each day's output.
Why Homeowners With Aging Wiring Choose Us
A solar system is only as sound as the wiring it connects to. Here is how we work so your house does not surprise you halfway through the job.
Licensed in all states served
We carry the licensing each state we work in requires, so the electrical tie-in, the permit and the inspection are handled by people allowed to do them.
We open the panel before we quote
Older homes often have 100-amp service, a crowded breaker panel or a brand like Federal Pacific or Zinsco that inspectors flag. We look at the busbar rating, the main breaker and the available space before we write a number, so a needed upgrade shows up in the estimate instead of on install day.
Past repairs get checked, not assumed
Decades of owners leave behind spliced wiring, missing ground conductors and breakers that do not match the panel label. We note what we find, take photos and tell you which items affect solar and which ones do not.
Estimates you can read line by line
Panels, inverters, racking, conduit, any panel work and permit fees each get their own line. If something changes after we start, we show you why before any added work happens.
A straight answer on fit
Some houses need electrical work first, and some are better served by a smaller system. We tell you which camp your home is in, even when the answer is to wait.
About Solar Installation Midvale
Solar Installation Midvale puts solar on houses throughout the Salt Lake Valley, and many of them went up decades before anyone pictured panels or batteries on the property. That history shapes our routine. We begin at the electrical panel, because that box usually reveals what a house can and cannot handle.
Utah winters bring snow and short days, and summers bring long, bright ones, so we size systems on a full year of your usage rather than one good month. We explain why we chose each part, from the inverter type to the wire gauge, so you understand what is going on the side of your home.
A good share of our work comes from people who already went solar with us. Through our referral program you earn $1,000 for every referral that goes solar, and the neighbors you send get the same careful panel check you did.
- License
- Licensed in all states served
Questions Homeowners Ask About Solar
- My house is old. Will I need a new electrical panel?
- Not always. It depends on the panel's busbar rating, the main breaker size and its condition. Some older panels can accept solar with a main breaker derate or a supply-side connection, while brands known for failing breakers usually need replacing. We check during the site visit and show you the reasoning before you decide.
- What does the free solar savings analysis include?
- On the phone we review your recent utility usage, ask about your home and estimate a system size and the savings you could expect. There is no charge and no obligation. If it looks like a good fit, we schedule a site visit to confirm the details.
- Can I go solar with nothing up front?
- Yes, we offer $0 up front options. On the call we explain how the payments and ownership work for each option so you can compare them against paying cash.
- Do I need to be home on install day?
- Most of the work happens outside, but the crew needs access to your main panel and meter. Power to the house goes off for a short stretch while we make the tie-in, so plan around anything that cannot lose power. We tell you the expected shutoff window ahead of time.
- Do I need a battery?
- No. Solar works without one, but a grid-tied system shuts off during an outage for safety. A battery keeps chosen circuits running when the grid is down and lets you use your own stored energy in the evening. We help you decide whether that is worth it for your home.
- How long before my system is producing power?
- The physical installation takes only a short visit. Most of the wait sits with the permit, the inspection and the utility's approval to connect, and each of those moves at a different pace depending on the city and the time of year. Your estimate comes with an expected timeline, and we update you as each step clears.
- What warranty comes with the equipment?
- All the solar and battery products we install carry a 25-year warranty. We go over what that covers for your specific equipment when we review the estimate with you.
- How does the referral program work?
- When someone you refer goes solar with us, you earn $1,000 for each referral. Ask them to give your name when they call so the credit goes to you.
What Moves the Price of a Solar System
No two quotes look alike because no two houses are wired alike. The system size sets the base, and the condition of your electrical service often decides the rest. Here are the factors we price, in plain terms.
Your free solar savings analysis by phone gives you the starting picture, and the written estimate after the site visit lists every line. We offer $0 up front options, and we walk through how they work on the call.
- System size
- Panel count follows a full year of your utility bills and the share of that usage you want solar to cover. A bigger array adds modules, racking and inverter capacity.
- Electrical panel capacity
- Code limits how much solar can back-feed a panel based on its busbar and main breaker ratings. An older 100-amp panel may need a main breaker derate, a supply-side connection or a full panel upgrade, and each carries a different cost.
- Wiring condition
- Ungrounded circuits, aluminum branch wiring or a worn meter base can add work. We price these only after we have seen them.
- Equipment choice
- Microinverters, string inverters with optimizers and different panel lines all perform and cost differently. We explain the tradeoff for your layout rather than steering you to one brand.
- Battery storage
- Adding a battery brings the cost of the unit, a backup loads panel if you want one, and extra labor for the transfer equipment.
- Permits and utility steps
- Permit fees and the utility interconnection process vary by jurisdiction. We include them in the estimate so they do not appear later.
Find Out What Solar Can Do for Your Home
Tell us about your house and a recent power bill. We will estimate your system size and savings and flag anything about your wiring worth checking.