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Residential & Rural Solar Installation in Bastrop & Fayette County, TX

Lost Pines Solar installs and maintains solar systems for homes, farms, and ranches across Bastrop and Fayette County — based out of Smithville.

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Built specifically for Bastrop & Fayette County
Homes, farms & ranch properties
New installs and repairs on existing systems
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First time going solar? We'll design the system and handle the permitting so you're not figuring it out alone.

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Tired of losing power every time the grid goes down? Battery storage bolts onto a new system or an existing one.

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Panels not producing like they used to, or installed by a company that's since closed? We work on existing systems, including ones we didn't originally install.

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Running a farm, ranch, or commercial operation? We plan around barns, outbuildings, and whatever else is actually drawing power on the property.

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What We Do

Solar Services in Bastrop & Fayette County

Residential Solar Panel Installation

Systems designed for homes on standard lots or acreage, sized around how your household uses power day to day. We look at roof orientation, shading, and how usage shifts through the year — including the AC load spike that hits every Central Texas summer — before recommending panel count and placement. On larger rural lots, ground-mount is often the better fit when roof angle or tree cover doesn't work in your favor.

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Battery Storage & Backup Power

Keep essential circuits running through grid outages with battery systems that pair with new or existing solar. A battery bank can be sized to cover just the essentials — refrigeration, a well pump, medical equipment — or the whole house, depending on budget and how often outages hit your stretch of the grid. It also lets you draw on stored solar power in the evening instead of pulling straight from the grid.

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Solar Panel Cleaning & Repair/Maintenance

Cleaning, troubleshooting, and repair for existing systems — including systems left behind by installers that closed up shop. If panels are producing less than they used to, wiring or an inverter is usually the first thing to check before assuming the panels themselves are the problem. We can also pick up monitoring and warranty follow-up on a system someone else installed, which matters more than people expect once the original installer isn't around to answer the phone.

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Commercial & Agricultural Solar

Solar sized around barns, equipment, and the uneven power draw that comes with running a working property, not a standard house. Irrigation pumps, grain dryers, and walk-in coolers pull power in bursts that a residential-sized system isn't built for, so sizing starts with what's actually running rather than a square-footage guess. Ground-mount arrays over unused pasture or field edges are common on larger properties where roof space isn't the limiting factor.

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Why Lost Pines Solar

Built for This Area, Not Added to a Map

Local by Design

Bastrop and Fayette County are the focus here — not a service area tacked onto an Austin-based installer's coverage map or a national lead-generation marketplace.

Rural & Acreage-Ready

Well pumps, outbuildings, long property setbacks, farm and ranch power needs — the things a suburban-focused installer often doesn't plan around.

A Direct Line, Not a Call Center

When you call, you reach someone who knows this coverage area — not a national intake queue routing you to whoever's available.

Where We Work

Serving Bastrop & Fayette County

Bastrop and Fayette County sit in the Lost Pines region of Central Texas — pine forest and rolling ranch land close enough to Austin to see the growth, far enough out that most Austin-based solar companies treat it as an afterthought on their coverage map. That's the gap Lost Pines Solar works in: acreage lots, working ranches, and small-town properties that don't look like a subdivision rooftop. Based in Smithville, we serve homes and working ranches throughout both counties, including:

Bastrop County

Bastrop, Elgin, Rosanky, McDade, and Smithville — small towns and unincorporated rural land along Highway 71 and the Colorado River, mostly served by Bluebonnet Electric Cooperative.

Fayette County

La Grange, Flatonia, Schulenburg, and Round Top — historic small towns and surrounding farmland, served by a mix of municipal utilities and Fayette Electric Cooperative depending on the property.

How It Works

From First Call to Powered Up

1. Free On-Site Assessment

We walk the property, review your power usage, and talk through roof, ground-mount, or agricultural options.

2. Custom System Design

A system built around your usage and property, not a template pulled off the shelf.

3. Permitting & Utility Interconnection

We handle the paperwork with the county and your utility provider.

4. Installation & Inspection

Installation, followed by the inspections required before the system gets turned on.

5. System Activation

We walk you through monitoring your system so you know it's producing as expected.

Common Questions

Solar FAQ for Bastrop & Fayette County

Do solar panels actually work well in the Texas heat?
Yes — panel output is driven by sunlight, not temperature. Extreme heat can very slightly reduce a panel's efficiency compared to a cooler, equally sunny day, but Bastrop and Fayette County's long, sunny summers more than make up for it in total production.
How long does a typical solar installation take?
Installation itself usually takes one to three days once permits and utility approval are in hand. The permitting and interconnection process on either side of that can add a few weeks, depending on your utility and county.
Do I need a permit to install solar in Bastrop or Fayette County?
Yes, in most cases — a permit is typically required at the county or city level, and your utility has to approve the system for interconnection before it's activated. We handle that paperwork as part of the install.
Which utility handles net metering for my property?
It depends on where you're located. Most of Bastrop County is served by Bluebonnet Electric Cooperative, while Fayette County is split between municipal utilities in cities like La Grange, Flatonia, and Schulenburg, and Fayette Electric Cooperative in the surrounding rural areas. We confirm your exact provider and handle interconnection with whichever one serves your property.
Will solar work on a rural property or acreage, not just a typical house?
Yes — acreage properties often have more usable space for ground-mount arrays than a standard suburban roof. The tradeoffs are different, including trenching for wiring and distance from the array to your main panel, which is part of why we size and place every system property by property instead of using a standard template.
What happens to my solar system if the power grid goes down?
A standard grid-tied solar system without battery storage shuts off during an outage for safety reasons, even if the sun is out. Adding battery storage is what lets you keep power flowing to some or all of your property when the grid is down.
Can solar work for a farm, ranch, or commercial building?
Yes. Agricultural and commercial properties often have higher and less predictable power draw than a house — irrigation pumps, coolers, and equipment — so sizing usually starts by looking at what's really drawing power on the property rather than a general square-footage estimate.
What if my existing panels were installed by a company that's no longer in business?
We work on systems we didn't originally install, including ones left behind by installers that have since closed. That typically starts with an inspection of the wiring, inverter, and panel output before deciding what needs repair versus replacement.

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