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CPS Energy Solar Rebate (San Antonio)
A direct payment toward residential solar installs in Texas -- see the rebate amount, eligibility, and the payback impact below.
- Up to $1,800
- stated benefit
- Residential
- eligible customers
- 11.8 yr
- Texas baseline payback
- 4
- other Texas programs
Deep-stack program · mid directory
Texas runs a 5-program DSIRE stack; this rebate is one layer on a 11.8-year modeled baseline, not the whole story.
- Stack5 programs
- In-state #2/4
- Type #5/19
- Baseline11.8 yr
In-state directory place #2 of 4 (mid alphabet). National rebate directory #5 of 19. Amounts and eligibility change; verify with the official program page before relying on a dollar figure. Informational only - not financial advice. See our disclaimer.
Program description
CPS Energy in San Antonio offers rebates for grid-tied solar installations.
Program at a glance
- Program type
- Rebate
- Eligible customers
- Residential
- Stated benefit
- Up to $1,800 for 6 kW system
- State electricity rate
- 14¢/kWh
- Texas solar score
- 49/100
Solar's trajectory in Texas
The market this incentive operates in: total installed solar capacity in Texas reported to the EIA.
Texas's solar incentive stack
How this rebate sits among Texas's 4 tracked programs, by type
- Tax exemption
Tax exemption
1 programs
- Net metering
Net metering
1 programs
- Performance
Performance
1 programs
- Rebate
Rebate
1 programs
What this shows Among Texas's 4 tracked incentive types, 1 are rebates like this one -- a direct payment rather than a tax reduction, stacking with the state's other program types.
How this rebate layers inside Texas's deep stack
The CPS Energy Solar Rebate (San Antonio) pays out as a direct rebate rather than a tax credit, one of Texas's solar incentive programs tracked in DSIRE. Eligibility is scoped to residential customers, with a stated benefit of Up to $1,800 for 6 kW system. DSIRE lists no scheduled sunset, though enabling legislation and appropriations can still be revised year to year.
That baseline is slower than most states, which raises the stakes for every incentive on the table. Texas averages 5.7 kWh/m²/day of usable sunlight and residential rates of 14¢/kWh, producing an estimated 9,986 kWh/year and $1,398 of annual utility offset on a typical 6 kW system costing $16,500. That baseline already implies a 11.8-year simple payback and a 25-year modeled net of roughly $18,450 before this incentive - every dollar this rebate delivers compresses that payback further.
Texas bundles a deep incentive stack, so this program rarely stands alone. Texas has 5 solar incentive programs indexed in DSIRE, including adjacent options like TX Renewable Energy Property Tax Exemption, TX Retail Net Metering (Deregulated Areas), Austin Energy Solar PBI. The state's net-metering policy is classified as partial, which governs how excess generation is credited and often decides whether a given program is worth claiming for a specific household.
Other Texas incentives
Frequently asked questions
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Incentive data from the DSIRE (Database of State Incentives for Renewables & Efficiency); state solar economics from NREL and the U.S. EIA. See our methodology · Texas solar data · ROI calculator · All incentives.