Solar in Austin, Texas
State-level figures below are sourced; city-specific claims carry an in-review label where unverified
Austin pairs strong sun with a competitive retail-electricity market, so a good rate plan can do real work for a solar bill. The city owns its municipal utility, which means the export deal is decided by Austin Energy policy — read the city's own rules, not a blanket rule.
- Utility: Austin Energy (ERCOT, retail-choice market)
- State guide: Texas — export rules, incentives, estimator
- Measured sun (Texas): {'abbr': 'tx', 'annual': 4.96, 'city': 'Austin', 'lat': 30.267, 'lon': -97.743, 'm': [3.2, 3.99, 4.67, 5.12, 5.25, 6.75, 6.69, 6.64, 5.65, 5.02, 3.74, 2.8], 'name': 'Texas', 'tz': 'America/Chicago'} (source: 2024 solar radiation (GHI, kWh/m2/day) at each state's capital, Open-Meteo archive (ERA5 reanalysis), measured daily sums -> monthly means, fetched 2026-08-08. State-wide average for the capital's site; an exact roof differs (tilt, shade).)
What standing here means
Summer A/C load is the shape of Austin's bill; a west-facing array with a time-of-use plan can match it. Model it with the estimator on the Texas page.
The honest next step
City-level numbers come from real quotes, not websites: run the Texas estimator with your actual bill, then score three itemized bids with the quote scorecard.