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More Texans With Solar Panels Can Now Sell Their Power to The Grid

  • Power from solar, batteries has potential to stabilize grid
  • Program is able to turn homes into power plants, company says
Solar panels on the roof of a home in Weatherford, Texas.

Solar panels on the roof of a home in Weatherford, Texas.

Photographer: Ron T. Ennis/Fort Worth Star-Telegram/Tribune News Service/Getty Images

More Texans who have rooftop solar and batteries will be able to sell their spare power to the state grid under a plan starting this month. 

Sunnova Energy International Inc. tapped electricity retailer David Energy to offer the plan to its customers, saying households could earn hundreds of dollars a year by selling power on the state grid in real time prices.