What Texas Solar Power Association does

Texas Solar + Storage Association (TSSA) is a private, statewide industry trade association founded in 2014 and headquartered in Austin, Texas. The organization represents companies engaged in the development, installation, and operations of utility-scale, industrial, commercial, and residential solar power and energy storage facilities and products. TSSA operates as a membership association, generating revenue through recurring membership dues from its member companies. Its core service is regulatory and policy advocacy on behalf of members before the Texas Legislature, the Public Utility Commission of Texas (PUCT), and ERCOT.

TSSA does not develop proprietary technology. Its product surface is centered on regulatory advocacy services, an educational resource library (solar and storage fact sheets, lobby papers, comments, and regulatory filings), and program-specific advocacy across distributed energy resources (DER), battery storage, solar grazing, and solar land use. The association supports both a "Become a Member" onboarding channel and direct member communications via email.

Commercially, TSSA's scale is best measured through the aggregate footprint of its membership rather than association revenue: member companies have installed roughly two-thirds of the solar and storage capacity in ERCOT and represent the majority of projects in the ERCOT development queue. Solar power and energy storage in ERCOT collectively exceed 50,000 MW of electric generation capacity, positioning TSSA as the dominant dedicated voice for the sector in Texas.

Name

Texas Solar Power Association

Legal name

Texas Solar+Storage Association

Website

https://txsolarpower.org

Company type

Private

Founded year

2014

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Texas Solar + Storage Association (TSSA) is a private, statewide trade association founded in 2014 that advocates for solar power and energy storage expansion before the Texas Legislature, PUCT, and ERCOT on behalf of its member companies, who represent roughly two-thirds of ERCOT's installed solar and storage capacity.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Solar and Energy Storage Industry Association

NAICS

Professional Organizations (81392), Business, Professional, Labor, Political, and Similar Organizations (8139)

SIC

Services-Membership Organizations (8600)

akta.pro primary industry

Interconnection & Grid Access Services (Connection Agreements, Queue Mgmt) (EUADAAAI)

Keywords

• Solar energy advocacy
• Energy storage policy
• Renewable trade association
• Regulatory advocacy services
• Solar storage development

Headquarters

HQ city

Austin

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Others

Revenue model

1. Membership Dues: TSSA generates revenue through membership fees from companies engaged in the development, installation, and operations of solar power and energy storage facilities. Members receive advocacy representation before Texas regulatory bodies.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels3 records

Core offering

TSSA is a statewide membership trade association that advocates on behalf of solar power and energy storage companies before the Texas Legislature, the Public Utility Commission of Texas (PUCT), and ERCOT. Members are engaged in the development, installation, and operations of utility-scale, industrial, commercial, and residential solar and energy storage facilities, and TSSA provides regulatory advocacy, educational resources (fact sheets, lobby papers, comments and filings), and storage project-level support.

Product overview

Texas Solar + Storage Association (TSSA) operates as a statewide industry association rather than a single product company. TSSA functions as a membership organization that provides a portfolio of advocacy services, educational resources, and industry coordination for its member companies engaged in solar and energy storage development, installation, and operations. The core offerings include solar and storage project development services, regulatory advocacy before Texas state agencies and ERCOT, and various informational resources such as fact sheets, lobby papers, and regulatory filings. Supporting programs cover solar grazing, solar land use optimization, distributed energy resources (DER), and battery storage solutions. TSSA's members collectively represent approximately two-thirds of the solar and storage capacity in ERCOT, serving both wholesale and retail electricity customers across utility-scale, industrial, commercial, and residential segments.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• TSSA Membership Membership-based access to TSSA's regulatory advocacy, policy representation, and industry coordination services for companies engaged in the development, installation, and operations of solar and energy storage facilities in Texas.
• Regulatory Advocacy Services Advocacy on behalf of member companies before the Texas Legislature, the Public Utility Commission of Texas (PUCT), and ERCOT to advance solar and storage policy, including solar grazing, solar land use, distributed energy resources (DER), and battery storage positions.
• Storage Project-Level Support Project-level support services for energy storage projects, available via the TSSA "Storage - Project Level Support" resource page to assist members with storage deployment in Texas.
• Solar and Storage Educational Resources Fact sheets, lobby papers, regulatory comments and filings, and related informational materials covering solar and storage policy topics, available to members and the public through the TSSA website.

Quantifiable outcome

• Two-thirds of ERCOT solar and storage capacity installed by member companies
• +1 more outcomes

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles1 record

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Scale indicators4 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Broad incumbents

• American Clean Power Association (ACP): National clean energy trade association covering wind, solar, storage, and transmission. Overlaps with TSSA on storage and large-scale solar advocacy and competes for member dues at the federal level.
• Smart Electric Power Alliance (SEPA): National nonprofit focused on utility integration of solar, storage, and DER. Overlaps with TSSA's DER and battery storage advocacy work but operates at a broader, education-and-research-focused level.
• Solar Energy Industries Association (SEIA): National trade association for the U.S. solar and storage industry. Operates as a broad incumbent spanning federal and state policy, with overlapping membership and advocacy mandate to TSSA but at national scale.

Regional players

• Virginia Solar Energy Industries Association (VASEIA): Virginia's solar industry trade group. Similar structure, size, and state-level advocacy focus as TSSA, serving developers and installers before Virginia regulators.
• New York Solar Energy Industries Association (NYSEIA): State-level solar and storage trade association serving New York. Highly comparable structure and revenue model to TSSA, operating before the NYPSC and state legislature rather than Texas counterparts.
• North Carolina Clean Energy Business Alliance: State-level clean energy industry alliance in North Carolina. Comparable advocacy-focused trade association model with similar member base of developers and installers.
• Florida Solar Energy Industries Association (FLASEIA): Florida statewide solar industry association advocating before state regulators and legislature. Comparable membership-based trade association model focused on a different regional market.

Others

• Energy Storage Association (ESA, now part of ACP): Long-standing storage industry association that merged into ACP. TSSA competes with what was ESA for storage-specific advocacy dollars, though TSSA combines storage with solar at the state level.

Direct peers

• California Solar & Storage Association (CALSSA): Statewide trade association advocating for solar and storage deployment in California. Directly comparable to TSSA in mission, membership model, and state-level regulatory advocacy focus (CPUC vs PUCT/ERCOT).

Emerging players

• Coalition for Community Solar Access (CCSA): National trade association dedicated to expanding community/shared solar. Adjacent mission to TSSA on the distributed/rooftop segment, competing for member engagement on community solar policy.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/txsolarpower

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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