Solar guides for Texas homeowners
Plain-English 2026 guides on Texas solar costs, tax credits, buyback plans, Powerwall 3, hail, HOAs and your rights as a buyer.
- Your rights when buying solar in TexasNovember 13, 2026 · Texas SB 1036: your 5-business-day right to cancel, the TDLR disclosure form, salesperson registration since Sept 1, 2026, and red flags.
- Buy or lease solar? Why owning winsNovember 13, 2026 · Buying solar with cash or a loan vs a lease or PPA in Texas: who owns it, how long you pay, escalators and selling your home. Five reasons…
- Is solar worth it in Texas in 2026?November 13, 2026 · Is solar worth it in Texas without the federal tax credit? Who it pays off for, typical DFW costs and payback, and when to wait.
- What a Tesla Powerwall 3 costs in TexasNovember 13, 2026 · Tesla Powerwall 3 installed cost in Texas in 2026, specs, what changes the price, and how to own one with cash or a solar loan.
- How Texas solar buyback plans workNovember 13, 2026 · Texas has no statewide net metering. How solar buyback plans credit your extra power, what to compare, and why a battery helps.
- The solar tax credit in 2026November 13, 2026 · The 30% federal solar tax credit ended after Dec. 31, 2025. What Texas homeowners still get in 2026 — and why owning still makes sense.
- Oncor’s 2026 solar programNovember 13, 2026 · Oncor’s 2026 residential solar program: budget, system limits, how incentives are paid and the November 30, 2026 deadline.
- Powerwall lease vs owning your batteryNovember 13, 2026 · Tesla Electric’s Texas Powerwall lease explained: $122/month base, 3% escalator, $87 credit and battery-only rules — and why owning solar…
- Powerwall 3 vs Enphase: which battery fits your home?November 13, 2026 · Tesla Powerwall 3 vs Enphase IQ batteries: one big integrated unit vs modular blocks. Capacity, power, expansion and which fits DFW homes.
- Can your HOA stop solar? Not in Texas.November 13, 2026 · Texas Property Code §202.010 stops HOAs from banning solar. What your HOA can require, the 10% production rule, and how approval works.
- Solar panels and Texas hailNovember 13, 2026 · How solar panels handle North Texas hail: the IEC 61215 hail test, what to do after a storm, and the insurance questions to ask first.