Commercial Solar in Dallas, Texas
Dallas commercial property owners can save up to $5,119,327 over 25 years with solar, with paybacks as short as 4 years on manufacturing. With 5.0 peak sun hours per day and Oncor commercial rates around $0.102/kWh, Dallasis one of Texas's strongest markets for commercial solar.
kWh/m² per day in Dallas
Avg $/kWh via Oncor
Manufacturing in Dallas
Manufacturing in Dallas
Why Dallas Is Ideal for Commercial Solar
Dallas combines strong solar irradiance (5.0 peak sun hours/day), deregulated ERCOT electricity with rates around $0.102/kWh, and one of the most business-friendly solar tax regimes in the country. Every commercial kWh produced by your system offsets electricity you would otherwise buy at this rate — and under Texas Tax Code § 11.27, the solar system itself is 100% exempt from property tax assessment.
Strong Solar Resource
5.0 peak sun hours/day — production factor 1,510 kWh/kW/year via NREL PVWatts.
Oncor Rates
$0.102/kWh commercial rate + $8.5/kW demand charges — solar offsets both.
Tax Advantages
30% Federal ITC + 5-yr MACRS + 100% TX property tax exemption stack together.
Dallas Commercial Solar Context
Grid zone: North (ERCOT)·Market: Deregulated ERCOT retail·Utility: Oncor
Grid & Resilience
Dallas sits in the ERCOT North zone, served primarily by Oncor Electric Delivery on the T&D side with retail electricity provided by deregulated REPs. ERCOT's summer reserve margin has tightened materially since 2023, and businesses with continuous operations — data centers, hospitals, cold storage — increasingly treat solar-plus-storage as a rate-hedge AND a resilience layer.
Commercial Demand Drivers
DFW's commercial electric demand is dominated by logistics (Amazon, FedEx, UPS regional hubs), financial services, telecom, and a fast-growing data-center cluster. Commercial rates via Oncor-territory REPs sit in the $0.10–0.12/kWh range, and demand charges of ~$8/kW make peak-shaving via on-site solar a clear line-item win.
Dallas-Specific Policy Note
Texas Tax Code §11.27 exempts 100% of the appraised value added by a solar or wind energy device from ad valorem (property) tax — meaning installing a commercial PV system does not raise the building's property tax assessment. Owners must file Form 50-123 with the Dallas Central Appraisal District to claim the exemption.
Source: Texas Comptroller →Who Commercial Solar Works Best For in Dallas
Dallas commercial solar pencils best for single-tenant industrial parks near DFW Airport and Alliance, corporate campuses in Legacy/Plano with flat weekday load, and self-storage / cold-storage portfolios with low per-square-foot labor where energy is the biggest controllable operating cost.
Dallas Commercial Solar by Building Type
Every building type has different solar economics. These estimates are for typical Dallas properties — click any row for the full analysis with FAQs and local market context.
| Building Type | Payback | 25-yr Savings | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Warehouse / Distribution | 4.4 yrs | $2,638,414 | |
| Office Building | 4.4 yrs | $2,181,089 | |
| Retail / Shopping | 4.4 yrs | $1,758,942 | |
| Manufacturing | 4 yrs | $5,119,327 | |
| Cold Storage | 4 yrs | $4,266,106 | |
| Other Commercial | 4.4 yrs | $2,181,089 |
Dallas Commercial Solar FAQs
Common questions from Dallas commercial property owners.
How We Calculate These Numbers
Every estimate on this page is generated at request time from public data sources. We do not use average industry figures or vendor-supplied marketing numbers.
- Solar production: NREL PVWatts v5 using Dallas's latitude (32.78°N), typical tilt / azimuth, and the production factor of 1,510 kWh/kW/year specific to this location.
- Utility rate: $/kWh and demand-charge inputs are drawn from the OpenEI Utility Rate Database for Oncor commercial tariffs.
- Federal incentives: 30% Investment Tax Credit (IRC §48), 5-year MACRS accelerated depreciation (IRC §168(e)), and — where eligible — the 10% Energy Community bonus under IRS Notice 2023-29.
- Texas property tax: Texas Tax Code §11.27 exempts 100% of the solar-system value from property tax assessment.
- What we do NOT include: speculative REC sales, utility rebates that expire and reset annually, or net-metering credits that vary by utility. Numbers shown are conservative.
All inputs and assumptions are visible in the per-building-type pages linked above. If you believe a number is wrong for your specific property, contact us and we will review it.
