Ambit Energy solar buyback plans
See electricity plans from Ambit Energy that credit you for the excess solar you send back to the grid in Oncor (Dallas area).
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Ambit Energy Solar Buyback Overview
Ambit Energy currently offers 2 solar buyback plans in Texas across Oncor (Dallas) and CenterPoint (Houston) utility territories. Ambit Energy does not offer 1:1 buyback — exports are credited at a fixed rate. Export credits are 3.5¢/kWh. Export credits can only reduce energy usage charges — they cannot offset the base fee or TDU delivery charges. Plans are available in 12-month contracts with $9.95/month base fee.
PUCT License: #10117 • Official Ambit Energy website
What I tell solar customers asking about Ambit Energy
Ambit Energy is better known in Texas for its multi-level marketing sales structure than its solar product. They're owned by Vistra, the same $45 billion power conglomerate that owns TXU. That's not a knock on the plans themselves, just worth knowing the company you'd be signing with.
Ambit's Texas Solar Buyback plan pays a solar credit that runs well below what they charge you to import (see the comparison table for current rates). The gap between what you earn for exports and what you pay for imports tends to be wider here than on most other plans on this page.
There's a second structural issue. On Ambit's solar plan, your credit can only offset the energy portion of your bill. It cannot reduce your base fee, and it cannot reduce the delivery charges from your utility company (Oncor, CenterPoint, or whoever covers your address). For a typical Texas home, those fixed monthly charges add up to real money that your solar credit never gets to touch.
Other plans on this page (Direct Energy, Gexa, Reliant, Green Mountain, Chariot) write the credit so it absorbs your base fee and your delivery charges too. Same exports, same usage, real difference in what you actually keep.
If you're considering Ambit and you also want me to model your actual bill on Meter's plans, send me your last bill. I'll show you the math side by side.
Available solar plans
Texas Solar Buyback
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Ambit Energy uses fixed export rates — not 1:1
With fixed export rates, you're credited less per kWh exported than you pay per kWh imported. This gap means solar homes with high export ratios (30%+) often pay more than they would on a 1:1 buyback plan.
What makes a good solar buyback plan?
The best plan matches your specific usage patterns. Look beyond the marketing and check:
Timing: When you export vs when you consume power
Credit method: 1:1 credits, fixed rate, or RTW—and any monthly caps
Gotchas: Base fees, credit expiration policies, and minimum usage charges
Most providers hide how their plans will perform with your specific usage—our analysis shows you the truth.
What customers are saying about Ambit Energy
Real reviews from Google
“Have been extremely dissatisfied with Ambit since I started business with them earlier this year. Terrible billing issues and a cheap website. Your bill is constantly over $200+ with little usage in a 1 bedroom apartment! Bills are routinely over $300 in the summer months.”
“I finally found another electric company and to come and find out Ambit is a SCAM!!! My bill is half of what Ambit was charging me for years with around the same usage. My bill with Ambit was always HIGH! $320+ every month, my new bill is now down to $156.”
“Ridiculous billing issues. The website messed up the autopay and blamed my credit card. I was charged a $2.50 'Electronic processing fee' and a $25 'return fee' for using a credit card? It's literally free for a credit card to not go through. Absolutely ridiculous.”