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Net Metering Program

Texas

Net metering in Texas, provider by provider.

Every provider in the state, and every figure below read from the published tariff or interconnection document rather than a comparison site. Some credit you the full retail rate for the power you send back. Most do not, and that difference is the whole reason this page exists.

Meter readingkWh
Energy charge$174.70
$174.70
DirectionReading…

Meter reading falling from 41926 to 41620 kilowatt hours. A 1,096 kilowatt hour month against 1,402 kilowatt hours produced leaves 0 kilowatt hours billed and 306 banked for next month, so the energy charge falls from $174.70 to $0.00 at 15.94 cents per kilowatt hour.

Texas average household use, 1,096 kWh a month, at the current published residential price of 15.94¢ per kWh. Your utility still bills a fixed monthly customer charge that no system offsets, so this is the energy part of the bill, which is the part that goes away.

Solar buyback rates in Texas, utility by utility

Texas has no net metering mandate. In the deregulated part of the state your export credit is a term in the retail plan you sign, not a rule your utility follows, and it varies from a full retail match to a few cents.

Credits you at retail, with a condition

Credits you below retail

Not yet confirmed

Texas net metering rules

No state rule. You buy the buyback plan..

Who it binds
Nobody, by rule. In 2025 the Legislature passed HB 912, which deals with how distributed renewable generation owners are compensated in parts of Texas outside the ERCOT market. Inside the competitive market, your export credit is still a term of your retail plan.
What happens to a surplus
Set by your retail contract. Some plans bank credits, some pay cash above a threshold, some expire monthly. It is a contract term, so it is negotiable in the sense that you can walk to another provider.
How big a system you may build
Set by your delivery utility’s interconnection rules rather than by statute. Oncor, CenterPoint, AEP Texas and TNMP each publish their own.

No statewide net metering mandate; ERCOT retail choice under PURA — checked 2026-09-05

What actually happens after you pick

Most sites in this business hand your number to a sales team and disappear. We do the preparation first, so the company that turns up already knows your situation.

You see your real terms

Your provider page shows what that specific utility credits you, when it trues up, and where the catch is. Sourced and dated, not a sales page.

You choose the company

Companies serving your territory in Texas, with the reviews, years trading and BBB grade we found for each. You pick. Not a call center, not an auction.

We set the whole thing up

We call you, go through your bill and your last twelve months of use, work out what your utility owes you, and get the program paperwork in order.

They arrive prepared

The company you chose turns up to a job that is already understood, with your figures in hand. No cold pitch on your doorstep.

Solar installers in Texas

Every company we list for at least one Texas utility. Each profile shows the utilities it covers and what each one pays for the power you export.

Net metering in Texas: the questions people ask

Does Texas have net metering?
Texas has no net metering mandate. In the deregulated part of the state your export credit is a term in the retail plan you sign, not a rule your utility follows, and it varies from a full retail match to a few cents.
What is the solar buyback rate in Texas?
It is set utility by utility, not by the state. How the 5 providers we list in Texas credit the power you export: 3 at the retail rate, with a condition; 1 at a rate below retail; 1 at a rate we have not yet confirmed. Each one’s own page gives its figure and the date we read it.
Is solar worth it in Texas in 2026?
It depends mostly on what your utility pays for the power you export, because the 30% federal credit ended for systems completed after 31 December 2025. Texas homes use about 1,096 kWh a month at an average of 15.94 cents per kWh, according to the U.S. Energy Information Administration. Where exports are credited at the full retail rate, each kilowatt hour your panels send back is worth about that much; where they are credited below retail, size the system to what you use while the sun is up. Check your own utility on this page before you get a quote for solar panels.
Is there a solar tax credit in Texas in 2026?
Not a federal one. The 30% federal credit, IRC Section 25D, ended for systems completed after 31 December 2025, and a deposit paid in 2025 does not preserve it. Anyone still quoting it is working from an old script. Any incentive left in Texas comes from the state or your utility, and what your utility pays for exported power is now most of the financial case.
Which providers does the Texas rule cover?
Nobody, by rule. In 2025 the Legislature passed HB 912, which deals with how distributed renewable generation owners are compensated in parts of Texas outside the ERCOT market. Inside the competitive market, your export credit is still a term of your retail plan.
What happens to credits you do not use in Texas?
Set by your retail contract. Some plans bank credits, some pay cash above a threshold, some expire monthly. It is a contract term, so it is negotiable in the sense that you can walk to another provider.
How big a solar system can you install in Texas?
Set by your delivery utility’s interconnection rules rather than by statute. Oncor, CenterPoint, AEP Texas and TNMP each publish their own.
Which electricity providers does this cover in Texas?
We have read the published terms of 5 providers in Texas: Oncor, CenterPoint Energy, Austin Energy, CPS Energy, El Paso Electric. Each has its own page with the figures taken from its own tariff or from the state’s own order.

Source: No statewide net metering mandate; ERCOT retail choice under PURA, checked 2026-09-05.

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