HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) -- Stephanie Mace said after surveying AARP members on affordability and reliability of electricity, she was surprised to learn many of those members got solar panels.

"There were mixed reviews," Mace, associate state director for advocacy and outreach at AARP Texas, said.

"Some individuals loved it, felt like they had reduced their cost, increased their reliability, especially if they had medical equipment that was key to them, but there were others that had complaints." Mace said before the last legislative session, AARP started talking to lawmakers about the need for additional consumer protections when it comes to residential solar panels.