Category: Texas

  • Reliant offers new 12-month solar plan for homeowners in Texas

    For Texans who want their power to be supported by Texas sunshine, Reliant has launched an offer called the Reliant 100% Solar 12 Plan. As consumers consider a variety of solutions to power their homes, Reliant ensures access to the plans and products that best fit their budget and lifestyle.Read More — Solar Builder magazine

  • Texas solar deal: Provider offers rebate for installing SunPower system, net meter credit

    Texas electricity provider TXU Energy is issuing a limited-time instant rebate for residential consumers who purchase SunPower rooftop solar systems through the company. At the same time, TXU Energy unveiled a new plan that increases the credit customers get for the electricity that their solar systems generate but they don’tRead More — Solar Builder magazine

  • Texas rate case settled, should be good for future solar customers

    The solar industry in Texas is growing, and an unopposed settlement agreement filed by the El Paso Electric Co. for its rate case pending before the Public Utility Commission of Texas (the PUCT) should help clear future hurdles for distributed generation. If approved by the PUCT, the Unopposed Settlement wouldRead More — Solar Builder magazine

  • Utility-scale solar is about to explode in Texas

    When Texans do something, as we know, they do it big. Kicking off the year with record growth across all solar sectors, Texas is on track to become the fastest-growing utility-scale solar market in the U.S. within the next five years, according to the recently released U.S. Solar Market Insight,Read More — Solar Builder magazine

  • PCI Solar awarded contract by Austin Independent School District (592 kW)

    PCI Solar has been awarded the contract to build solar arrays on four schools for the Austin Independent School District. The award was decided through a competitive RFP process and construction is slated to begin in the second half of 2016. The RFP called for a total of 592.8 kWRead More — Solar Builder magazine