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Solar installations in Texas

204,286 recorded installations — prices, growth by year, county breakdown and the installers doing the work.

Dataset updated . Refreshed from LBNL's Tracking the Sun public releases.

Installations
204,286
Total capacity
2.3 GW
Median price
$3.87/W
pre-incentive
Third-party owned
0%
lease / PPA

Most active

Top installers in Texas

#InstallerInstalls in TX
1Freedom Solar Power Tx2,875
2Trismart Solar2,576
3Greenstar Powerllc2,538
4Advanced Solar Electric2,426
5Freedom Solar2,331
6Lighthouse Solar Austin2,274
7Freedom Forever2,093
8Ion Developer2,023
9Pure Energy Ca1,784
10Cam Solar1,679
11Momentum Solar1,488
12South Texas Solar Systems1,327
13Erus Energy1,265
14Sunrun1,256
15Solar Electric Texas1,234

Texas installer directory →

Growth

Installations by year

2005
147$6.37/W
2006
174$6.69/W
2007
168$6.83/W
2008
215$7.25/W
2009
556$6.55/W
2010
1,185$5.78/W
2011
1,249$5.28/W
2012
1,468$4.05/W
2013
2,167$3.49/W
2014
3,067$3.42/W
2015
3,581$3.41/W
2016
9,474$3.62/W
2017
9,023$3.65/W
2018
9,975$3.50/W
2019
15,402$3.60/W
2020
23,194$3.75/W
2021
31,263$3.95/W
2022
48,975$3.99/W
2023
40,577$4.05/W
2024
446$4.02/W

Bars: recorded installs · right column: median $/W that year.

By county

Solar by county in Texas

CountyInstallsCapacityMedian $/W
Bexar County39,389417.5 MW$3.90/W
Travis County12,861133.8 MW$3.68/W
Comal County90419.1 MW$3.75/W
Kendall County6967.0 MW$3.74/W
El Paso County3702.9 MW$5.19/W
Williamson County3208.8 MW$3.60/W
Dallas County2312.9 MW$6.91/W
Medina County2202.4 MW$3.83/W
Tarrant County2182.1 MW$7.98/W
Atascosa County1442.1 MW$3.91/W
Guadalupe County1061.0 MW$3.81/W
Collin County98797 kW$5.92/W
Hidalgo County933.2 MW$3.45/W
Webb County651.4 MW$2.86/W
Denton County52557 kW$5.70/W
Cameron County501.2 MW$3.53/W
Nueces County39507 kW$3.76/W
Tom Green County39520 kW$3.29/W
Ellis County32279 kW$8.18/W
Bell County30293 kW$5.74/W
Montgomery County30218 kW$5.09/W
Brewster County29192 kW$5.33/W
Presidio County28280 kW$4.12/W
Kleberg County23196 kW$3.60/W
Smith County21175 kW$5.59/W
Taylor County20206 kW$2.55/W
Archer County18220 kW$6.05/W
McLennan County17621 kW$5.65/W
Callahan County13133 kW$2.50/W
Gregg County12209 kW$3.80/W
Johnson County1286 kW$6.15/W
Bowie County10130 kW$5.60/W
Cherokee County1079 kW$5.57/W
Jeff Davis County1063 kW$4.56/W
Orange County1081 kW$4.92/W
Wichita County10125 kW$7.43/W

Counties derived from installation ZIP codes (Census ZCTA crosswalk) — approximate at boundaries. Counties with fewer than 50 recorded installs are shown but not indexed.

Frequently asked questions

How many solar installations are there in Texas?

LBNL's Tracking the Sun dataset records 204,286 residential and small-commercial solar installations in Texas, totalling 2.3 GW of capacity. (Coverage depends on the state's reporting programs, so actual totals are higher.)

How much does solar cost per watt in Texas?

The median installed price across priced systems in Texas is $3.87/W pre-incentive. Year-by-year medians are shown on this page.

Who are the biggest solar installers in Texas?

Freedom Solar Power Tx has the most recorded installations in Texas (2,875), followed by Trismart Solar (2,576).