About USSolar.shop
Who we are, how we research Texas solar costs, and why our calculator does not sell your information to installers.
Why we built this
USSolar.shop exists because Texas homeowners kept getting solar advice built on national averages. A quote modeled on California sun hours and Northeast electricity rates is not useful in Lubbock or Corpus Christi, and neither is a calculator that exists only to harvest a phone number.
We publish the Texas numbers: real installed cost per watt, city-level peak sun hours, retail rates by utility territory, and the incentives that actually apply in a state with no income tax and no net metering mandate.
Our mission
Give every Texas homeowner the same information a good installer has, for free, before the first sales conversation. If our calculator talks you out of solar because your roof is shaded and your bill is $85 a month, it did its job.
Editorial standards
Every page names its author, its last review date, and its sources. Cost models are rebuilt quarterly and after any change to federal or utility incentive programs. We correct errors publicly rather than quietly.
No installer, lender, or manufacturer pays for coverage, placement, or a rating. We do not sell leads.
How we research
Our cost data comes from Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory's Tracking the Sun dataset, quoted contract pricing collected from Texas homeowners, and installer rate cards. Production modeling follows NREL PVWatts methodology. Electricity rates come from EIA filings and published utility tariffs.
- Primary data first: tariff sheets, IRS guidance, appraisal district forms
- Modeling assumptions published on the page, not hidden in a footnote
- Every claim traceable to a source a reader can open
- Quarterly review cycle with a named reviewer
Who writes here
Marisol Vance, our lead solar analyst, spent six years designing residential PV systems across Dallas-Fort Worth and holds a NABCEP PV Associate credential. Dean Whitaker, our energy markets editor, previously worked as an ERCOT market analyst and reviews every rate assumption we publish.
Why our calculator is different
It runs entirely in your browser. It requires no email, no phone number, and no address. Your inputs are never transmitted to us or to any installer. The assumptions behind every output are listed directly under the result.
How we make money
Display advertising and clearly labeled affiliate relationships, disclosed on our affiliate disclosure page. Advertising revenue never influences what we publish or how we rank anything.