Texas solar in numbers, 2024
Every figure below is computed by us from the Form EIA-861 annual files. Ranks are out of 51 jurisdictions, highest first.
| Measure | Texas | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| Households with a metered rooftop system133,501 systems across 12,547,863 residential accounts | 1.06% | 32nd of 51 |
| Average system sizeNational average 6.74 kW | 7.37 kW | 28th of 51 |
| Residential priceDerived average across the state, not a tariff | 14.94¢/kWh | 24th of 51 |
| Consumption per accountWhat a system here is typically sized against | 13,154 kWh/yr | 6th of 51 |
| Systems with a battery3,634 paired systems | 2.72% | 15th of 51 |
| Third-party ownedLeased or under a power purchase agreement | 24.1% | 15th of 51 |
| Five-year growth11,317 systems added in 2024 | 22.0%/yr | 32nd of 51 |
| Installed capacityResidential net-metered capacity | 984.0 MW | — |
What the adoption figure means
A middling market — neither early nor late. Expect a reasonable choice of installers without the depth of the coastal markets.
Residential electricity in Texas averaged 14.94¢ per kilowatt-hour in 2024, 24th of 51 and below the national average of 16.48¢. Retail prices sit above the national middle, which tilts the arithmetic toward using production on site rather than exporting it. Prices and adoption across all 51.
System size and consumption
The average Texas system was 7.37 kW in 2024, ranking 28th of 51. Households consumed an average of 13,154 kilowatt-hours a year (6th of 51) — the figure a system here is sized against.
Size your own system from your own kilowatt-hours, not from this average — how to do that.
Who owns the systems
24.1% of Texas systems were third-party owned in 2024 — leased or under a power purchase agreement rather than owned by the householder. That is 15th of 51.
Third-party ownership is common, so leases and PPAs will be presented alongside purchase. Who claims the federal credit · ownership across all 51.
Battery attachment
2.72% of Texas solar systems were paired with a battery in 2024, 15th of 51 — 3,634 paired systems.
Attachment runs above the national middle, suggesting storage often earns its place. Attachment across all 51 · does a battery belong in your project.
Where the market is going
Texas added 11,317 systems in 2024 and has grown at 22.0% a year over five years, 32nd of 51. Where growth has turned.
Solar companies and licensing in Texas
We checked 11 Texas solar companies against the state licence register. 18.2% did not hold a current licence at the time of checking — 2 expired.
How to verify a licence before you sign.
Method
Figures are computed by HyreSolar from the Form EIA-861 2024 annual files — net-metered residential systems only, penetration counted against residential accounts, sizes as means. EIA publishes the inputs, not these ratios. Full methodology and the underlying CSV.
None of these figures is an estimate for your property. What to work through before you talk to anyone.
Common questions
How many homes in Texas have solar?
133,501 residential net-metered systems were recorded in Texas in 2024, against 12,547,863 residential electricity accounts — 1.06% of households, 32nd of 51 jurisdictions. That is a HyreSolar calculation from Form EIA-861.
What size solar system is typical in Texas?
The average net-metered residential system in Texas was 7.37 kW in 2024, against a national average of 6.74 kW. Your own system should be sized from twelve months of your kilowatt-hours and your usable roof, not from a state average.
Do people in Texas add batteries to solar?
2.72% of Texas systems were paired with storage in 2024, 15th of 51. Battery attachment tracks outage frequency and export rules more than it tracks sunshine.
Is Texas a good state for solar?
On the measures we can compute: residential electricity averages 14.94¢/kWh (24th of 51), households use 13,154 kWh a year (6th of 51), and 1.06% have installed a system (32nd of 51). Retail price and export rules move the answer far more than sunshine does, and both are set by your specific utility rather than by the state.
Source: US EIA, Form EIA-861, 2024 final release, retrieved 2 September 2026. Figures marked as a HyreSolar calculation are derived by us and are not official EIA statistics.