April 7, 2026Economics
Why Texas Electric Rates Keep Rising
Wholesale prices, transmission costs, and weather-driven demand all point one direction.
Retail electricity rates across the DFW metroplex have climbed steadily for several years. Drivers include population growth, transmission upgrade costs passed through to customers, and increasingly volatile wholesale prices during extreme weather.
Locking in your own generation through solar effectively hedges against those increases. A 25-year solar warranty is, in essence, a 25-year price guarantee for the portion of your consumption it covers.
Even with conservative escalation assumptions, most DFW solar systems pay for themselves well within the warranty period.