Solar and roofing, explained for Texas homes.
Before anyone quotes you, understand your roof, who supplies and delivers your electricity, and the questions worth asking. Then talk it through with us for 15 minutes.
Texas homes only. No one contacts you unless you ask.
Solar starts with the roof.
Panels stay on a roof for many years, so the roof's condition comes first. Then the electrical panel, your bill, and the paperwork.
Two companies may be on your electric bill.
In much of Texas you pay a retail electric provider while a separate delivery utility runs the wires. Before solar, ask the provider about your plan's export terms and the delivery utility about connecting.
Three simple ways in.
- Read. Short Texas guides and a home systems library, with sources you can check.
- Check an address. See what public records we can find for a Texas address. When we find nothing, we say so.
- Request a 15 minute call. Answer five short questions and choose a preferred day. We confirm a time with you directly.
Guides for the decisions in front of you.
Your electric provider and your delivery utility
How to find your retail electric provider and your delivery utility on a Texas bill, and what to ask each one about export terms and interconnection before adding solar.
Check the roof before panels
Why a Texas roof's condition matters before solar, how removal and reinstallation of panels is coordinated, and what to ask your insurer about roof coverage.
After a Texas storm
What Texas homeowners can do after a storm: why a storm report does not prove roof damage, how to check a contractor, permits, and windstorm rules that depend on location.
Texas solar sales, contracts and licensing
A plain-language pointer to the Texas Department of Licensing and Regulation's residential solar retailer program, and what to read before signing a solar contract.
Questions to ask about any solar proposal
Plain questions to ask about a Texas solar or roofing proposal: roof condition, export terms, delivery charges, who does the electrical work, warranties and the paperwork.
The rest of the house matters too.
Property structure
The shell that protects what is inside.
Roof
The roof is more than what you see from the street.
Windows
The view is only half the story.
Foundation
Start where the house meets the ground.
Property systems
The equipment that keeps daily life moving.
Solar
Your home comes before the panels.
Battery backup
A battery stores energy for later. Know what you want it to do.
Electrical
Can your home support what you want to add?
Heating and cooling
Comfort starts before the thermostat.
Plumbing and water heating
A small leak can keep working while you sleep.
Property protection
The conditions around your home worth understanding.
Water and drainage
Where does the rain go after it leaves the roof?
Storm exposure
A storm has a history. Your home needs its own evidence.
Pests
Know what you are looking at before buying a treatment.
Security
Peace of mind should come with clear terms.
Property performance
How the pieces work together, and what it costs to run them.
What we are, and what we are not.
TexSun Solar publishes education for Texas homeowners and takes requests for a 15 minute call. We are not a utility, an electricity provider, an insurance company or adjuster. Nothing on this site is an inspection, a quote, a savings promise, or a guarantee that a home qualifies for anything.