Earn Solar Buyback Credits

Reward yourself for investing in renewable energy.

Get paid for your solar energy

Whether you have a lot of solar panels or only a few, you’ll get the maximum value from your panels with a solar buyback plan. These plans help you offset your energy charges each month by paying you in automatic bill credits for the excess energy you send to the grid.¹ Plus, you can offset future bills with rollover credits when you produce more than you use.² Enjoy the additional savings and peace of mind knowing you’ll keep earning credits for the length of your plan.

With Solar Buyback Match, you’ll get paid a 1-to-1 rate, the same rate you pay us for your energy charges.

Great for homeowners with larger systems that produce a lot of excess energy.

With Solar Buyback Saver, you’ll enjoy a low fixed rate for your energy charges and get paid for your excess energy.

Great for homeowners with smaller systems that tend to use more energy from the grid than you produce.

Call 844-436-6428 to start earning with solar buyback.

Roll over your unused credits

When your panels produce more excess energy than you use, like when the summer sun shines all month long, those extra credits will be rolled over to automatically pay down future bills. We’ll apply rollover credits from your Buyback Bank to help offset your energy charges when you produce less.

See your savings adding up

Each month, you’ll get a personalized summary of your Buyback Bank on your bill so you can see how many credits you earned with your plan, plus how much was covered by rollover credits. Sit back and watch the savings grow!

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What is a buyback credit?

It’s a credit applied to your bill for the excess energy your home produces that flows back out to the grid.
What is excess energy?

It’s the energy your home sends back to the grid (and the energy we pay you for) when your renewable energy system produces more electricity than you use in real time. It’s measured by your Transmission and Distribution Utility (TDU) through a bi-directional meter.
I have or am about to have a new solar panel system installed at my home. How can I start receiving buyback credits on my monthly bill?

You’ll need to sign an Interconnection Agreement with your local TDU. The TDU will inspect your system and update your meter to track the excess energy that flows back out to the grid. Once the TDU confirms your system’s ready and they send us meter reads for your excess energy, and you’ve enrolled on a TXU Energy buyback plan, we’ll start applying buyback credits to your bill. This may take up to three billing cycles.
What is an Interconnection Agreement? How do I get one?

It’s a document created by your TDU that informs them you’re installing or have solar panels or wind turbines at your home and want to connect to the electricity grid. Your TDU will inspect your system and update your smart meter to track the excess energy that flows back out to the grid.

Click here to find your TDU’s contact information.
I have an existing solar panel system at my home. How can I start receiving buyback credits on my monthly bill?

If you have an existing solar installation and are switching your electricity to TXU Energy, you’ll need to enroll on a TXU Energy buyback plan to get paid for the excess energy you send to the grid. Your buyback credits could start as early as your first bill, contingent upon us receiving a meter read from your TDU for your excess energy. If you’re moving into a home with an existing installation, you’ll also need to contact your local TDU to sign a revised Interconnection Agreement for your system.
Will I have an electricity bill after I install solar?

You’ll still receive your usual electricity bill from us, and one from your installer. Your installer will bill you separately for your panels, and we’ll bill you for the electricity your home uses when your solar panels don’t receive enough sunlight to produce the energy you need, like on cloudy days and at night.

If you’re enrolled on an eligible plan, your billed amount may be reduced by buyback credits for the excess energy your home sends back to the grid.
What can I expect to see on my electricity bill for a solar buyback plan?

On your TXU Energy bill, you’ll see your plan’s base charge, energy charges for the electricity you used from the grid, buyback credits you’ve earned for your excess energy, TDU charges and all other taxes and fees.

What’s not on your electricity bill is your total solar production because a portion of this energy is first consumed by your home before it passes through your bi-directional electricity meter as billable data. You can see your total solar production in your solar panel monitoring system instead.
How do you determine how much excess energy my system’s generated?

When your excess energy is sent back out to the grid, it’s tracked by your bi-directional electricity meter. Your TDU sends us your monthly readings from your bi-directional electricity meter and that’s what we use to bill you.
How can I monitor the excess energy I’m sending to the grid?

You can create a free account on smartmetertexas.com to see detailed energy data, down to 15-minute intervals, for your consumption (usage from the grid) and surplus generation (excess energy sent to the grid). This site is endorsed by the Public Utility Commission of Texas.
Do buyback plans allow me to roll over my unused credits?

If your plan has a Buyback Bank, any credits you don’t use will be banked, up to a certain amount, to automatically pay for future energy charges. Credits roll over in dollar values and not kWh values. If you’d like to switch to a plan that has a Buyback Bank, we’ll help you do it for free.
Do my banked credits expire?

Your banked credits are yours to keep if you remain on an eligible TXU Energy solar buyback plan. Banked credits have no cash, credit or other redemption value and are non-transferable.
Will I earn a buyback credit for 100% of the energy I produce?

No, the energy you produce first flows into your home reducing your need for electricity from the grid and lowering your electricity bill. If you don’t have battery storage installed, any energy you produced that your home doesn’t use in real time will flow back out to the grid as excess energy. You earn a buyback credit on your monthly bill for the excess energy you sent back out to the grid. See the Electricity Facts Label for specific TXU Energy solar buyback plan details.
Do buyback plans come with renewable energy?

Yes, our buyback plans support 100% renewable energy.

¹ Buyback Credits can offset up to 100% of your Energy Charges each month (excluding base charge, TDU charges, and all other taxes and fees). Buyback Credits will be automatically applied to your monthly bill when we receive a meter read from your TDU for your Excess Energy, which may take up to 3 full billing cycles for the first meter read if you have a new installation.

² Unused credits will be banked, up to a certain amount as described in your Electricity Facts Label, and automatically applied to future bills to offset any remaining Energy Charges. You may keep your banked credits if you are enrolled on an eligible TXU Energy solar buyback plan. Banked credits have no cash, credit, or other redemption value and are non-transferable.