Solar Panel Cost & Installation Data in Texas
Observed Records
204,286
Reported Capacity
2,252 MW
Observed Avg Cost
$3.92/W
Median: $3.87/W
Dataset Rank
#3
27% residential
14.94¢
Residential Rate (EIA 2024)
5.3h
Peak Sun Hours/Day
15.8 yrs
Est. Payback Period
$2,734
Est. Annual Savings
Environmental & Community Impact
- CO₂ Offset/Year
- 2,517,179 tons
- CO₂ Offset/System/Year
- 12.1 tons
- Installations per 10K Residents
- 69.9
- State Population
- 29,243,342
- Est. Annual Production/System
- 18,300 kWh
Estimates use average system size, a 5.3h/day state solar-resource proxy and a 14% system-loss assumption. Payback excludes financing and incentives. Context sources: NREL, EIA and EPA eGRID (0.709 metric tons CO₂/MWh).
System Overview
- Avg System Size
- 11.0 kW
- Battery Adoption
- 1.0%
- Third-Party Owned
- 0.1%
Cost Trend ($/W)
Avg Cost per Watt
Installation Growth (Last 5 Years)
15.4K15,4022019
23.2K23,1942020
31.3K31,2632021
49K48,9752022
40.6K40,5772023
Installer Names in the Source Records
| Installer | Observed Records |
|---|---|
| -1 | 148,756 |
| Freedom Solar Power Tx | 2,875 |
| Trismart Solar | 2,576 |
| Greenstar Powerllc | 2,538 |
| Advanced Solar Electric | 2,426 |
| Freedom Solar | 2,331 |
| Lighthouse Solar Austin | 2,274 |
| Freedom Forever | 2,093 |
| Ion Developer | 2,023 |
| Pure Energy Ca | 1,784 |
Panel Brands in the Source Records
| Brand | Observed Records |
|---|---|
| Alps Technology | 160,968 |
| Mission Solar Energy LLC | 9,307 |
| Qcells North America | 4,930 |
| Silfab Solar Inc. | 3,845 |
| SunPower | 2,609 |
| LG Electronics Inc. | 2,504 |
| REC Solar | 2,197 |
| CSI Solar Co., Ltd. | 1,444 |
| Aptos Solar Technology LLC | 1,263 |
| ZNSHINE PV-TECH Co., Ltd. | 1,162 |
County Records - Texas
Primary dataset: LBNL Tracking the Sun 2024 release. Counts represent records in the source release, not a complete statewide census.