Entergy Texas and solar
Entergy Texas is an investor-owned utility serving about 469,094 homes in Texas. Here's what its rates and export rules mean for solar: for a typical customer, solar is worth it.
- Average price (2026 est.)
- 14.4¢10% below Texas average
- Typical bill
- $1781,237 kWh a month
- Exports credited
- ~28%Avoided-cost export credit
- Typical payback
- 12.5 yrs10.4 kW, cash
Export rules for Entergy Texas customers
Avoided-cost export credit, monthly netting.
Excess purchased at avoided cost.
Solar for a typical Entergy Texas home
| System | 10.4 kW (100% of 1,237 kWh/month) |
|---|---|
| Cost | $25,340 |
| First-year savings | $2,011 |
| Payback | 12.5 years |
| 25-year net | $34,881 |
Uses the utility's average price.
Solar adoption
- Homes with solar (2025)
- 5,644
- Share of customers
- 1.2%
- Residential solar capacity
- 55 MW
- Residential customers
- 469,094
EIA-861, 2025.
Questions about Entergy Texas and solar
Does Entergy Texas have net metering?
Excess purchased at avoided cost.
How much does electricity cost with Entergy Texas?
Residential customers paid an average of 13.9¢ per kWh in 2025 (EIA), about 14.4¢ adjusted to 2026. The typical home uses 1,237 kWh a month, a bill of about $178.
Is solar worth it with Entergy Texas?
For a typical customer, solar is worth it: a 10.4 kW system costing about $25,340 pays back in about 12.5 years, with $34,881 net over 25 years.
How many Entergy Texas customers have solar?
About 5,644 homes had net-metered solar at the end of 2025, roughly 1.2% of residential customers (EIA-861).
Legal name: Entergy Texas Inc. (EIA ID 55937). Data: EIA-861 2025 and monthly data through 2026, state policy research October 2026.