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Solar Energy in Texas - Installation Data & Costs

Total Installations
204,286
Total Capacity
2,252 MW
Average Cost
$3.92/W

Median: $3.87/W

National Rank
#3

27% residential

14.32¢
Electricity Rate (kWh)
5.3h
Peak Sun Hours/Day
12.4 yrs
Est. Payback Period
$2,438
Est. Annual Savings

Environmental & Community Impact

CO₂ Offset/Year
2,517,179 tons
CO₂ Offset/System/Year
12.1 tons
Installations per 10K Residents
69.9
State Population
29,243,342
Est. Annual Production/System
17,024 kWh

Estimates based on average system size, 5.3h peak sun hours/day, 80% derating factor, and 30% federal ITC. Sources: NREL, EIA, EPA eGRID (0.709 metric tons CO₂/MWh).

System Overview

Avg System Size
11.0 kW
Battery Adoption
1.0%
Third-Party Owned
0.1%

Cost Trend ($/W)

Avg Cost per Watt

20042006200820102012201420162018202020222023

Installation Growth (Last 5 Years)

Top Solar Installers in Texas

InstallerInstallations
-1148,756
Freedom Solar Power Tx2,875
Trismart Solar2,576
Greenstar Powerllc2,538
Advanced Solar Electric2,426
Freedom Solar2,331
Lighthouse Solar Austin2,274
Freedom Forever2,093
Ion Developer2,023
Pure Energy Ca1,784

Most Popular Panel Brands in Texas

BrandInstallations
Alps Technology160,968
Mission Solar Energy LLC9,307
Qcells North America4,930
Silfab Solar Inc.3,845
SunPower2,609
LG Electronics Inc.2,504
REC Solar2,197
CSI Solar Co., Ltd.1,444
Aptos Solar Technology LLC1,263
ZNSHINE PV-TECH Co., Ltd.1,162

Solar by County - Texas

CountyInstallationsCapacity
Bexar39,194412.8 MW
Travis12,860133.3 MW
Comal90419.1 MW
Guadalupe8248.7 MW
El Paso3242.8 MW
Williamson3078.6 MW
Dallas2312.9 MW
Medina2192.4 MW
Tarrant2102.1 MW
Kendall1662.1 MW
Atascosa1442.1 MW
Collin960.8 MW
Hidalgo853.1 MW
Webb641.3 MW
Nueces590.7 MW

Texas Solar Incentives

Tax credits, rebates & programs

Is Solar Worth It in Texas?

Data-backed analysis

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