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Solar panel offset refers to the portion of a household's electricity consumption that is covered or “offset” by the energy generated from their solar panels in a calendar year. It is a measure of how much of your energy usage is replaced with solar

You will have two separate bills when you are on a solar buy back plan. One bill will be the the utility company and the second one will be for the solar panels.

Your TDU is based on your location. Major TDUs in Texas include Oncor, CenterPoint, AEP Texas, and TNMP. Check your electricity bill for TDU details or visit the Electric Reliability Council of Texas (ERCOT) website or ask your PowerMax Energy broker.

A Transmission and Distribution Utility (TDU) delivers electricity from power plants to your home or business and maintains the poles, wires, and meters. Everyone will pay metering fees whether you are traditional or solar.

No, not all providers offer buy-back programs, so it’s important to research which providers support solar customers.

Yes, many homeowners choose to install battery storage systems to store excess energy for use during non-sunny hours or outages.

Yes, but it depends on your current contract with your retail electricity provider. Please note that credits from one REP plan to another do not transfer and in most cases have no monetary value.

Not always. Some plans offer lower rates for buy-back than what you pay for energy consumption.

Yes, you need a bi-directional meter to measure both the energy you use and the energy you send back to the grid.

Rates vary by provider and plan, often between $0.07 and $0.12 per kWh (at the time of publication).