Solar contract help for Texas homeowners

Why solar savings are tricky in Texas

In much of Texas, you choose a retail electricity provider, and there's no single statewide rule for how solar energy you send back to the grid is credited. Buyback plans vary by provider and can change when your electricity contract renews. Customers of municipal utilities and electric co-ops, such as in Austin or San Antonio, follow their utility's own solar rules.

That means a savings projection is only as good as its assumptions about your electricity plan. If a salesperson assumed a generous buyback rate you never got, or didn't mention that buyback terms can change, the numbers may never have been realistic.

What we see most often in Texas

• Savings projections that assumed a buyback plan the homeowner never had
• Loans with large fees folded into the balance
• Systems installed but not activated for months
• Hail and storm damage disputes over who is responsible for panels and roof repairs
• Long leases and PPAs with annual escalators
• Homeowners told a tax credit would cover a large share of the cost

Texas's newer solar rules

Texas passed a law in 2025 that regulates residential solar retailers and their salespeople. For agreements entered on or after September 1, 2025, solar agreements must spell out the cancellation period and how to send a cancellation notice, and the Texas Department of Licensing and Regulation (TDLR) is phasing in registration and enforcement starting September 1, 2026. Texas's Deceptive Trade Practices Act and home solicitation rules may also apply to how a solar agreement was sold.

If you signed recently, check your agreement for the cancellation deadline right away. If you signed earlier, other protections may still be relevant. This is general information, not legal advice.

Where we work in Texas

We work with homeowners across Texas, including Houston, Katy, Sugar Land, The Woodlands, San Antonio, New Braunfels, Austin, Round Rock, Dallas, Fort Worth, Arlington, Plano, Frisco, McKinney, El Paso, Corpus Christi, McAllen, Brownsville, Killeen, Waco, Lubbock, and Amarillo, all by phone, text, and secure upload.