Where our facts come from

Oncor Electric Delivery Thinking about solar (residential and small commercial) checked September 26, 2026 Applies to homes where Oncor is the delivery utility. Other Texas utilities have their own processes.

Used in: Your electric provider and your delivery utility, Oncor

Texas Department of Insurance Replacing your roof checked September 26, 2026 Consumer tips about homeowners insurance and roofs. Your own policy and agent are the authority for your coverage.

Used in: Check the roof before panels

Texas Department of Insurance Making repairs after a storm checked September 26, 2026 Consumer tips for storm repairs. Windstorm requirements depend on where a home is.

Used in: After a Texas storm

Texas Department of Licensing and Regulation Residential Solar Retailers: effective dates and requirements effective September 1, 2026 · checked September 26, 2026 State program page. Requirements and dates can change; read the current page.

Used in: Texas solar sales, contracts and licensing, Texas solar retailer registration starts

Oncor Electric Delivery Oncor reports second quarter 2026 results published August 6, 2026 · effective August 1, 2026 · checked September 26, 2026 Company news release. The surcharge estimate is Oncor's illustration at one usage level, not a whole bill.

Used in: Oncor temporary surcharge from August 1

Oncor Electric Delivery 2026 Solar Program Manual document date January 15, 2026 · checked September 26, 2026 Program year 2026. Budgets are first come, first served; availability is not checked live here.

Used in: Oncor, Oncor's 2026 residential solar program options

CenterPoint Energy Connecting your system to the grid checked September 26, 2026 CenterPoint Energy Houston Electric delivery area only.

Used in: CenterPoint Energy Houston Electric

AEP Texas Solar checked September 26, 2026 AEP Texas delivery area only.

Used in: AEP Texas

AEP Texas About AEP Texas checked September 26, 2026 · official document, summary from its indexed text Company overview; indexed text reviewed.

Used in: AEP Texas

Texas-New Mexico Power Interconnecting checked September 26, 2026 TNMP Texas delivery area only. Fees can change; none are quoted here.

Used in: Texas-New Mexico Power (TNMP)

City of Lubbock Solar permit application checked September 26, 2026 · official document, summary from its indexed text City permit document; indexed text reviewed. Not every Lubbock address is served by LP&L.

Used in: Lubbock Power & Light (LP&L)

Lubbock Power & Light Interconnection agreement (commercial and residential) checked September 26, 2026 · official document linked as a resource; not reviewed as policy Official agreement form; indexed text reviewed. Linked as a resource only.

Used in: Lubbock Power & Light (LP&L)

Austin Energy Value of Solar rate published January 22, 2026 · checked September 26, 2026 Austin Energy customers only. The credit rate can change.

Used in: Austin Energy

Austin Energy Value of Solar FAQs checked September 26, 2026 Austin Energy customers only. A proposed value is not an approved rate.

Used in: Austin Energy

Austin Energy Power up with sunshine published August 24, 2026 · checked September 26, 2026 Austin Energy customers only. Eligibility and funds are set by Austin Energy.

Used in: Austin Energy raises its home solar rebate

CPS Energy Solar checked September 26, 2026 · official document, summary from its indexed text CPS Energy customers only; page index reviewed.

Used in: CPS Energy

CPS Energy Solar billing facts checked September 26, 2026 · official document linked as a resource; not reviewed as policy Official billing diagram; linked as a resource only. No rates are claimed from it here.

Used in: CPS Energy

Entergy Texas Distributed generation (net metering) page checked September 26, 2026 Entergy Texas customers only. No buyback figure is published here because the page's units are unclear.

Used in: Entergy Texas

Entergy Texas Residential tariffs checked September 26, 2026 · official document, summary from its indexed text Where the current Schedule SQF tariff is posted. Linked as a resource only.

Used in: Entergy Texas

El Paso Electric Texas interconnection of facilities up to 10 MW checked September 26, 2026 El Paso Electric Texas customers only; its New Mexico rules differ.

Used in: El Paso Electric (Texas)

SWEPCO Solar checked September 26, 2026 SWEPCO Texas customers should use the Texas handbook.

Used in: SWEPCO

Xcel Energy (Southwestern Public Service) Interconnection diagram and application checked September 26, 2026 · official document, summary from its indexed text Texas options only; indexed text reviewed. No fee or rate is published here.

Used in: Xcel Energy (Southwestern Public Service, Texas)

Xcel Energy Renewable generation for reliability published September 3, 2026 · checked September 26, 2026 Grid-scale story. It does not describe rooftop buyback or home backup.

Used in: Xcel adds grid-scale solar at a Texas plant site

CoServ Solar installations checked September 26, 2026 CoServ members only.

Used in: CoServ

Pedernales Electric Cooperative Interconnect installer guide checked September 26, 2026 · official document, summary from its indexed text PEC members only; indexed text reviewed. Linked as a resource, not a tariff review.

Used in: Pedernales Electric Cooperative (PEC)

U.S. Energy Information Administration Electric Power Monthly, Table 5.6.A: average price by state and sector published September 24, 2026 · data for July 2026 and July 2025 · checked September 26, 2026 A statewide average across residential customers, not a retail offer, delivery charge or solar buyback.

Used in: Texas average home electricity price, July 2026, Texas home electricity, 2020 to now

Internal Revenue Service Residential Clean Energy Credit effective December 31, 2025 · checked September 26, 2026 Federal guidance; not personal tax advice.

Used in: The homeowner clean energy credit ended for new systems

ERCOT Grid and market conditions dashboards checked September 26, 2026 Current conditions for the ERCOT grid only. Not a local outage map.

Used in: ERCOT grid conditions

U.S. Energy Information Administration Electricity data: retail sales and average price by state and sector (annual) data for 2020 through 2025, annual · checked September 26, 2026 Annual Texas residential averages in nominal cents per kWh, across all residential customers. The 2025 figure is preliminary.

Used in: Texas home electricity, 2020 to now

Federal Emergency Management Agency Protect your property from severe wind checked September 26, 2026 · official document, summary from its indexed text National guidance, not specific to Texas or to any one home.

Used in: Roof

U.S. Department of Energy High-performance window systems: glass checked September 26, 2026 National guidance, not specific to Texas or to any one home.

Used in: Windows

U.S. Department of Energy Foundation drainage, gutters and downspouts checked September 26, 2026 National guidance, not specific to Texas or to any one home.

Used in: Foundation, Water and drainage

U.S. Department of Energy Heat Pumps — Renewable Energy Systems for Building Designers checked September 26, 2026 National guidance, not specific to Texas or to any one home.

Used in: Heating and cooling

U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission Guide to home wiring hazards checked September 26, 2026 National guidance, not specific to Texas or to any one home.

Used in: Electrical

U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, WaterSense Fix a Leak Week checked September 26, 2026 National guidance, not specific to Texas or to any one home.

Used in: Plumbing and water heating

National Weather Service Severe thunderstorm safety checked September 26, 2026 National guidance, not specific to Texas or to any one home.

Used in: Storm exposure

U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Termites: how to identify and control them checked September 26, 2026 National guidance, not specific to Texas or to any one home.

Used in: Pests

Federal Trade Commission Shopping for a home security system checked September 26, 2026 National guidance, not specific to Texas or to any one home.

Used in: Security