Solar in Nacogdoches, TX
With SWEPCO's electricity at about 13.5¢ per kWh and 1,401 kWh of sun per kW, solar is not worth it for a typical Nacogdoches home today: about a 17-year payback.
- Payback, typical home
- 17 yrsTexas: 14 yrs
- 25-year net
- $8,664after paying $14,000
- Sun
- 1,401kWh per kW per year
- Electricity
- 13.5¢25% below U.S. average
A typical Nacogdoches home, by the numbers
| Utility | SWEPCO |
|---|---|
| Electricity use | 1,159 kWh a month |
| Best-value system | 5 kW, about 12 panels, 7,007 kWh a year (50% of use) |
| Cost | $14,000 |
| First-year savings | $812 |
| Payback | 17.0 years |
| Exported power | 3.8¢/kWh (SWEPCO) |
Cash purchase, no federal credit, 2.9% yearly rate increases. Run it with your own numbers.
Homes in Nacogdoches
- Owner-occupied homes
- 38%
- Single-family detached
- 47%
- Median home value
- $186k
- Median year built
- 1981
- Population
- 32,197
- Roofs suitable for solar†
- 70%
Census ACS 2020–2024. †Share of 6,793 buildings Google Project Sunroof rated technically suitable (2019 snapshot).
Installers working in Nacogdoches
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Questions about solar in Nacogdoches
Is solar worth it in Nacogdoches, TX?
For a typical home in Nacogdoches, solar is not worth it at 2026 prices: a 5 kW system costs about $14,000 after state incentives, saves about $812 in year one and pays back in about 17 years. Enter your address for an estimate based on your roof and bill.
How much solar power does a system produce in Nacogdoches?
About 1,401 kWh per year for each kW of panels on a south-facing roof, based on PVWatts and local weather. That's 8% less than the Texas average. East- or west-facing roofs produce roughly 10–20% less.
Who is the electric utility in Nacogdoches?
Most homes in Nacogdoches are served by SWEPCO, at about 13.5¢ per kWh on average. Some areas are served by Oncor, Deep East Texas Electric Cooperative, Rusk County Electric Cooperative.
How much do solar panels cost in Nacogdoches?
A fair cash price is around $2.60 per watt before incentives, so about $14,000 for a 5 kW system. There's no federal tax credit for homeowners who buy in 2026.
Nearby
- Lufkin 13 yrs
- Tyler 16.4 yrs
- Longview 16.5 yrs
- Huntsville 12.5 yrs
- Conroe 12.4 yrs
- Beaumont 12.5 yrs
- The Woodlands 12.4 yrs
- Corsicana 16.1 yrs
- All of Texas
Data: PVWatts (National Laboratory of the Rockies), EIA-861 2025 adjusted to 2026, U.S. Census ACS, LBNL Tracking the Sun, state policy research as of October 2026.