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Solar with Austin Energy
How Austin Energy's Value of Solar credit, rebate and interconnection rules decide what a rooftop system is really worth inside the city.
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Home battery storage and backup
What a home battery does in an Austin-area outage, how much backup one unit really gives, and when a generator is the cheaper answer.
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Solar lease vs buy
Cash, loan, lease or PPA after the 2025 federal credit change: who owns the system, who keeps the savings, and the traps in each contract.
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Solar in Pedernales Electric Co-op territory
PEC's interconnection process and export rate for the Hill Country and northwest suburbs, and why they change how a system should be sized.
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Solar with Oncor and a retail electricity plan
In Oncor territory your solar credit comes from the retail plan you choose, not the wires company. How to pick one that pays for exports.
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Solar in Bluebonnet and San Marcos territory
How Bluebonnet Electric and San Marcos Electric meter, credit and connect rooftop solar for homes east and south of Austin.
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Reading and comparing solar quotes
How to read price per watt, production estimates, warranties and financing fees so three solar quotes compare like for like.
Plain-English solar answers for the Austin area, sorted by who sends your bill
Austin Energy, PEC, Oncor, Bluebonnet and the city utilities each pay for rooftop solar differently. These guides show what that means for your roof, your bill and your contract. Nothing here is for sale.
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