AEP Texas Central Company - SMART Source Solar PV Rebate Program

March 24, 2023

Summary

American Electric Power Texas Central Company (AEP-TCC) offers rebates to any customer that installs photovoltaic (PV) systems on homes or other buildings. Rebates may be assigned to the customer, a service provider, or a third party. 

Rebates

Residential customers can receive a fixed incentive, while commercial customers can receive a tiered, capacity-based incentive. Incentive levels are as follows:

Residential Commercial
System Size  Incentive Amount     System Size Incentive Amount
0.001-2.999 kW-DC  $0.50/W-DC     First 0-25 kW-DC
   $0.50/W-DC
3-4.999 kW-DC  $1,500
5-7.4999 kW-DC  $2,250
     Additional kW up to 200 kW-DC

   $0.25/W-DC
7.5-30 kW-DC  $3,000

PV System Eligibility

Unless used for educational purposes by a school, systems must be at least 1 kW- DC in size to qualify for the rebate. Systems may not be sized to produce energy in excess of that required to meet annual on-site energy consumption. Each customer and point of service is eligible to participate in the program multiple times, subject to other program limitations (e.g., maximum per customer and per project incentive limits).

Systems must be new, connected to the grid on the customer side of the meter, meet minimum estimated performance requirements (80% of optimum), and meet all applicable code and utility interconnection requirements. Eligible systems must be covered by an all-inclusive warranty for at least five years from the date of installation.

Please refer to the Program Guidebook for additional details.

Program Overview

Implementing Sector: Utility
Category: Financial Incentive
State: Texas
Incentive Type: Rebate Program
Web Site: http://www.txreincentives.com/
Administrator: Frontier Associates and Clean Energy Associates
Start Date: 08/01/2009
Eligible Renewable/Other Technologies:
  • Solar Photovoltaics
Incentive Amount: Residential: $0.50/W DC
Non-residential: $0.25 - $0.50/W DC
Maximum Incentive: Residential Customers: $5,000
$31,250-$56,250 for non-residential customers Service Provider/Project Owner: $45,000 - $90,000
Equipment Requirements: See program website.
Ownership of Renewable Energy Credits: Customer-generator

Incentives

This program has 2 incentives
Technologies: Solar Photovoltaics
Sectors: Residential
Parameters: The incentive is 0.50 $/W-DC, The incentive has a minimum of $6000.00
Technologies: Solar Photovoltaics
Sectors: Commercial, Industrial
Parameters: The incentive is 0.25 $/W-DC, The incentive has a minimum of 0.70 $/W-DC

Contact

Name: Cece Hyslop
Address: 1515 S. Capital Highway, Suite 110
Austin TX 78746
Phone: (210) 846-3120
Email: chyslop@frontierassoc.com

This information is sourced from DSIRE; the most comprehensive source of information on incentives and policies that support renewables and energy efficiency in the United States. Established in 1995, DSIRE is operated by the N.C. Clean Energy Technology Center at N.C. State University.