Dallas Solar Energy: Community Solar Rules (2026)

Texas does not have a statewide community solar enabling statute like New York or Massachusetts. Instead, Texas Utilities Code Chapter 39 deregulated retail electricity service in 2002, and Dallas is inside the Oncor service territory served by competing Retail Electric Providers. REPs such as Reliant, Green Mountain Energy, and Octopus Energy offer voluntary subscription plans that bundle 100 percent renewable generation, sometimes including specific solar projects, into the customer's monthly retail bill. The Public Utility Commission of Texas regulates plan disclosures through Power to Choose. True virtual community solar with on-bill credits exists only in limited Oncor pilots and city programs. Dallas Climate Action and Equity Plan supports broader community solar but cannot mandate it without state legislative action.