Solar companies in Texas

Texas is America's solar growth engine. The state added 11.1 gigawatts of solar in 2025 — more than any other state, for the second year running — on top of roughly 52 gigawatts of utility-scale solar already operating, and in early 2026 solar generated more electricity in ERCOT than coal for the first time in Texas history, regularly covering more than 40% of the grid's midday load on sunny days.

For homeowners, one benefit is guaranteed statewide: the property tax exemption wipes out 100% of the home value your solar system adds — storage included — so your appraisal can't rise because you installed panels; you claim it with a single form filed with your appraisal district. Export pay, though, is a market, not a law: Texas has no statewide net metering. In the ERCOT region you choose your retail electricity provider, and solar buyback plans vary widely — a few credit exports near the retail rate, most pay a wholesale-based rate, and terms change — so compare buyback plans as carefully as the panels themselves. Municipal utilities and co-ops set their own rules: Austin Energy pays its Value of Solar credit — 9.91 cents per kilowatt-hour as of its most recent published rate — for every kilowatt-hour a home system generates, and AEP Texas offers residential solar rebates up to $3,000 in its service territories.

Check the Texas rebates and incentives for your utility, compare the installers below from Houston and Dallas–Fort Worth to San Antonio, Austin, and El Paso, and browse our solar energy resources for guides to comparing buyback plans, battery backup for outages and heat waves, and the pitfalls of oversizing.