Solar Quotes in McAllen, TX

If AEP Texas is your utility

• Buyback depends on your provider. In areas where you can shop for electricity, you can choose a retail plan with a buyback rate; in areas not open to competition, contact your utility. The PUCT notes the buyback rate is usually lower than the retail price, and Texas doesn't offer state grants or rebates for solar panels. Source: https://www.puc.texas.gov/consumer-help/electricity/solar/Default.aspx (accessed 2026-10-20)
• AEP Texas's delivery tariff (Section 6.1.2.4, current tariff effective September 29, 2026) says it interconnects distributed generation under PUCT rules 25.211 and 25.212. A pre-certified, exporting system of 0–10 kW that isn't on a network circuit pays a $0 pre-interconnection study fee; non-pre-certified or network-circuit systems can pay a fee (for example, $305 for a 0–10 kW exporting system that isn't pre-certified and isn't on a network circuit). Source: https://www.aeptexas.com/lib/docs/ratesandtariffs/Texas/AEP_TEXAS_TARIFF_Eff_Sept_29_2026v1.pdf (accessed 2026-10-20)
• PUCT rule 16 TAC §25.211 requires AEP Texas, as a Texas transmission and distribution utility, to interconnect a system using pre-certified equipment within four weeks of receiving a completed application (six weeks for other systems), unless substantial utility upgrades are needed. Source: https://www.puc.texas.gov/agency/rulesnlaws/subrules/electric/25.211/25.211.pdf (accessed 2026-10-20)

If Magic Valley Electric Cooperative is your utility

• Not every McAllen-area home is served by AEP Texas. Magic Valley Electric Cooperative (MVEC) serves parts of the area; its board districts include "Southwestern Hidalgo County, Mission Area and North of McAllen" and "Pharr, San Juan, Las Milpas, and South McAllen." Check your bill to see which utility serves your address. Source: https://www.magicvalley.coop/about/leadership-and-governance/ (accessed 2026-10-20)
• MVEC's posted Distributed Generation Procedures & Guidelines Manual lists a $250 application fee for systems under 50 kW. For systems of 50 kW or less that export, it nets your generation against your use each billing period; in a month where you export more than you use, you pay the monthly charge and/or minimum bill and the excess energy is provided to the cooperative at no charge. Ask MVEC to confirm current terms. Source: https://www.magicvalley.coop/wp-content/uploads/2022/04/Updated_MVEC_DG_Manual.pdf (accessed 2026-10-20)

A note on the federal tax credit

The federal residential clean energy credit (25D) doesn't apply to expenditures made after December 31, 2025. The IRS treats an expenditure as made when installation is completed. Source: https://www.irs.gov/newsroom/faqs-for-modification-of-sections-25c-25d-25e-30c-30d-45l-45w-and-179d-under-public-law-119-21-139-stat-72-july-4-2025-commonly-known-as-the-one-big-beautiful-bill-obbb (accessed 2026-10-20). This page isn't tax advice.

Questions to ask

1. Is my home served by AEP Texas or Magic Valley Electric Cooperative?
2. Which retail plan or utility buyback does your estimate assume?
3. Will you handle the utility interconnection application?

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