Cedar Park Metal Gates is the Texas capital region's trusted expert in solar gate operators and gate power kits, specializing in solar panels, sealed batteries and low-voltage DC operators that run a gate with no power line to it. We offer panel-and-battery packages and remote-drive kits for gates 100 ft to 400 ft from power, sized to the leaf weight and daily cycles.
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Our team provides pole-mounted panels and tidy battery boxes, delivering a gate that works through shade, cloud and a hot Texas summer for both residential and commercial projects. Backed by 17 years in business and our 18-month workmanship warranty, we've completed over 1,483 projects, from a single swing leaf on a rural drive to paired gates on a long lake-side entry.
From the panel angle and the battery sizing to the photo eyes and the safety edges on the leaf, our team handles every detail. Serving Cedar Park, Leander and Georgetown, we put power at the gate without a trench through limestone or tree roots.
Request a free estimate, and we will walk the drive, measure the distance to power and tell you whether solar fits your gate.
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Clint, Volente Road, Volente
An existing pair among live oaks where a trench would have cut through roots and rock
Investment and duration figures are estimates. Your written quote sets the final price and schedule.
Clint's gate on Volente Road in Volente sat among live oaks, where a trench would have cut through roots and rock. We set a solar panel, sealed batteries and DC operators on two leaves across a 14 ft opening, 400 ft from power. Clint paid an estimated $2,100 to $3,200 for it, and the crew spent an estimated 4 to 8 hours on site. Clint's pair now opens on a panel mounted in the one clear patch of sun beyond the canopy.
Solar suits a gate far from the house, hardwired suits a gate near a panel, and a trenched line suits a flat, soft-soil drive with a clear path. The table sets the three options side by side.
| Power option | Best for | Weak spot | Who maintains it |
|---|---|---|---|
| Solar panel with sealed batteries | Gates far from power, rock, roots | Needs open sky for the panel | Us, with a yearly battery check |
| Hardwired 120V line | Gates near a house or a panel | Trench and an electrical permit | The owner and an electrician |
| Trenched low-voltage run | Flat drives with soft soil | Digging through rock or roots | The owner, after the trench |
On Steiner Ranch and Lakeway slopes, a trench costs more than the solar kit, because the cut limestone has to be broken before a conduit goes down. On flat Round Rock lots near the street, a short hardwired run is often the cleaner choice.
Motor, photo eyes, edges and remotes fitted to a sound leaf
Two leaves on heavy hinges for a wide drive with level swing room behind the gate
A single person-sized leaf with a keyed or magnetic latch
Investment and duration figures are estimates. Your written quote sets the final price and schedule.
A solar operator added to an existing gate typically costs an estimated $1,900 to $3,700 per gate, with an estimated 4 to 8 hours on site. Leaf weight, panel size and battery count drive the price.
| Job | Est. investment | Est. duration on site |
|---|---|---|
| Operator added to an existing gate | Est. $1,900 to $3,700 per gate | Est. 4 to 8 hours |
| Double leaf swing entry with operators | Est. $4,200 to $7,800 per entry | Est. 2 to 3 days |
| Walkway or courtyard entry gate | Est. $650 to $1,450 per gate installed | Est. 4 to 8 hours |
A new double leaf swing entry with operators runs an estimated $4,200 to $7,800, while a walkway or courtyard entry gate with a small solar kit lands near an estimated $650 to $1,450. A single leaf near the lower end of the range needs one panel, and a heavy pair sits near the top.
These solar figures are estimates, and the leaf weight, the cycles per day and the sun at the panel can change them; the written quote fixes the final price and the schedule once the drive is walked.
Solar fails when the panel sits in shade, so we test the sun at the post before the order goes in. Live oak canopy like Clint's on Volente Road often needs the panel moved to a separate pole. Sealed batteries last about 3 to 4 years before replacement, and we log the date at install. Cleaning dust from the panel twice a year keeps output steady on the dry side of Williamson County.
A solar gate still has to let the fire department in, and the rule depends on the city. In Round Rock the Fire Marshal requires a city-approved Knox key switch and holds the gate until its acceptance test is done, so check the current text with the city. A Lakeway gate means giving the codes to police and fitting a key switch for Travis County ESD #6, so recheck the city text before ordering. Near Cedar Park, the fire department that covers your drive is asked before the gate is ordered.
Panel poles and battery boxes come in powder-coated aluminum or hot-dip galvanized steel, matched to the finish of your steel gate posts. Wiring is run in conduit up the post, not left loose, because chewed low-voltage lines keep coming back as repairs. A battery box on a masonry column keeps heat down.
Our owner has watched 17 years of Cedar Park drives, and the 1,483 projects behind that show up in the wiring we leave behind. Every install carries our 18-month workmanship warranty on the work we do, and the panel and operator are covered by the maker's own parts warranty of usually 1 to 5 years on motors and control boards. Our lead welder builds the panel pole, so customers in Old Town and Wolf Ranch get one crew for the metal and the power.
We set solar operators across a 40-mile radius of Cedar Park, with many going to Volente and Lakeway hillsides, and rural drives near Georgetown. Steiner Ranch, Shady Hollow and The Hills owners get the same kit list. Other towns we cover are listed on the service area page. Jerome's ranch leaf on Andice Road in Georgetown charges from solar 900 ft from the house, an estimated $3,400 to $4,700 over 1 to 2 days. Sunita's intercom on the Lake Austin side of Steiner Ranch connects over cellular, which suits a gate with no wired link. Wes's burned board on the Quinlan Park Road side of Steiner Ranch got surge protection, which applies to any long low-voltage run. Cora's new pair on the Slaughter Creek side of Shady Hollow has battery backup, so a power cut does not hold the leaves shut. Emmett's University Club side job in Steiner Ranch shows why digging is costly, with buried utilities and rock-bored footings. Beckett's large oak in Great Hills was measured before digging, the same caution that keeps a solar pole out of a root zone.
Solar works best with a sound operator and a good entry device, so see gate operator installation for hardwired setups and gate access control for keypads and intercoms on a solar gate.
A solar operator added to an existing gate typically costs an estimated $1,900 to $3,700, and your written quote sets the final price.
Yes, a DC operator with sealed batteries runs a 14 ft leaf, and a double leaf swing entry with operators gets a larger battery set.
Only if the panel sits in the sun, so on a Volente Road drive we mount it on a pole in the clear.
Most solar installs take an estimated 4 to 8 hours, and the written quote sets the schedule.
About 3 to 4 years, and we check them each year.
Yes, a video intercom and keypad entry job runs from the same battery, and an acreage out of Wi-Fi range gets a cellular link.
Request a free estimate, and the crew will check the sun at your gate, the distance to power and the fire access rule for your city.
Start to finish
An estimator walks the opening, reads the grade and marks where the leaf or the slide run has to clear.
Steel gets cut only after you sign off on a scaled drawing that names the tube, the coating and the opener.
Our Cedar Park welders build it, the steel goes for galvanizing and powder coat, and it ships finished.
Posts cure, the leaf goes up, the opener gets wired, and you watch each photo eye and edge stop the gate.
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