What does Project Gridhack actually do?

We replace your home's primary power source. Instead of paying Oncor (or your retail electric provider) for grid electricity, you pay Gridhack for the energy our solar + battery system produces on your roof. No upfront cost, no liens on your home, no 25-year purchase contract. Backup power is included when the grid goes down.

Where does Project Gridhack operate?

Texas — primarily Oncor service territory (north and east Texas, including the DFW metro). Setters work Oncor; closers and installs may extend further. We're working on CenterPoint expansion next.

Why is it called Project Gridhack?

Because it's a project — the slow, deliberate work of taking Texas homeowners off the grid one address at a time. 'Hack' isn't about hacking computers; it's hacking the model. The default is you're a customer of the grid forever. We're hacking that default.

// Project Gridhack · Est. 2020

What is Project Gridhack?

Q: What is Project Gridhack?

Project Gridhack is the brand and movement behind Gridhack — a residential solar + battery infrastructure company in Texas. Instead of selling solar panels, we install and own the system on the homeowner's roof, and the homeowner pays for the energy it produces. Same house, different power source. Started in 2020 in Oncor territory.

Q: Is Project Gridhack the same as Gridhack?

Yes. Project Gridhack is the brand name; Gridhack is the company. Same team, same service, same mission. The 'Project' framing is how we talk about the work — it's an ongoing project to fix Texas energy one home at a time, not a single product launch.

Project Gridhack is the movement to give Texas homeowners back control over their power — one address at a time.

If you saw the shirt and Googled the phrase, this page is for you.

Gridhack is the company. Project Gridhack is what we call the work — because it isn't a one-time product launch, it's a project. A long, deliberate one. Replacing the way Texas families pay for power, house by house.

The Problem We Started With

In Texas, your bill keeps going up no matter what you do. Oncor delivery fees creep up year after year. Retail electricity rates swing on weather and storms. AI data centers are eating the grid faster than new generation can be built. And every summer when ERCOT issues a conservation alert, you remember Beryl in 2024 and Uri in 2021 and you wonder if your fridge is going to make it through the next outage.

The default model says: you pay the utility forever, you have no leverage, and when the grid fails it's not their problem.

We don't accept the default.

What We Actually Do

Gridhack installs and owns solar + battery infrastructure on your home. Instead of paying Oncor (and your retail provider) for grid power, you pay us for the energy our system produces on your roof. Same house. Different source.

No upfront cost — we own the equipment
No liens on your home — it's not a loan
No 25-year purchase contract — it's a utility swap, not a sale
Backup power when the grid goes down — included
Usually cheaper than what you were paying Oncor — usually, not always

Read the full mechanic: What is a utility swap?

Why "Project"

Because we're not a one-deal company. We're not chasing a quick install and moving on. The "project" framing is how we hold ourselves to a longer time horizon — every install is a brick in something bigger. Every homeowner who switches is one less family at the mercy of the next rate hike.

Hack isn't about computers. It's about hacking the model. The default says you're a captive customer of the grid forever. We're hacking that default.

Where We Operate

Texas. Specifically Oncor service territory — north and east Texas, the DFW metro and surrounding suburbs. Our setters work Oncor; closers and installs may extend further. CenterPoint expansion (Houston-area) is on the roadmap.

City pages: Solar in Dallas · Solar in Fort Worth · all Texas utilities, by region

Quick Answers

Is Project Gridhack the same as Gridhack?

Yes. Project Gridhack is the brand; Gridhack is the company name. Same team, same service, same mission.

Did Project Gridhack just start?

No. Founded 2020. The shirts are newer than the company.

Who runs it?

Founded by Von Chan in 2020. Texas-based team of setters, closers, and installers.

Can I get a system on my house?

If you own a home in Oncor territory in Texas — yes, probably. Run a quick check on your address and we'll tell you straight whether it's a fit. Not everyone needs it, and we won't pretend otherwise.

Run a Check on My Address Read the Full Explainer