Along with the sites already online, Austin Energy has 1,300 solar locations in the works and 100 are currently waiting to be inspected before they can be plugged in.
Getting hooked up, for some residents, is taking much longer. FOX 7 Austin recently reported about the backlog with CenterPoint Energy.
"We have customers that generate more energy than they consume and they just run a credit. But, you know, we don't pay customers to produce more energy than they can consume," said Harvey. The cost of installing solar panels also has to be factored in. Depending on the size of a house, Harvey told FOX 7 Austin the price could be around $30,000. He encourage those interested in the idea to do their homework.
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