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Net Metering Program

Florida

Net metering in Florida, provider by provider.

Every provider in the state, and every figure below read from the published tariff or interconnection document rather than a comparison site. Some credit you the full retail rate for the power you send back. Most do not, and that difference is the whole reason this page exists.

Meter readingkWh
Energy charge$166.70
$166.70
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Meter reading falling from 41926 to 41618 kilowatt hours. A 1,104 kilowatt hour month against 1,412 kilowatt hours produced leaves 0 kilowatt hours billed and 308 banked for next month, so the energy charge falls from $166.70 to $0.00 at 15.10 cents per kilowatt hour.

Florida average household use, 1,104 kWh a month, at the current published residential price of 15.10¢ per kWh. Your utility still bills a fixed monthly customer charge that no system offsets, so this is the energy part of the bill, which is the part that goes away.

Solar buyback rates in Florida, utility by utility

Florida PSC Rule 25-6.065 requires the four investor owned utilities to credit a kilowatt hour exported at the same rate they charge for one delivered.

Credits you the full retail rate

Credits you at retail, with a condition

Credits you below retail

Not yet confirmed

Florida net metering rules

One for one, by state rule.

Who it binds
The four investor owned utilities only. Municipals and cooperatives are not bound by it and set their own terms.
What happens to a surplus
Credits roll forward month to month, for no more than twelve months.
How big a system you may build
The rule caps generation at 90% of your distribution service rating. A utility may also cap the system against your own past usage, but that is the utility’s policy rather than the rule.

Florida PSC Rule 25-6.065 — checked 2026-08-26

What actually happens after you pick

Most sites in this business hand your number to a sales team and disappear. We do the preparation first, so the company that turns up already knows your situation.

You see your real terms

Your provider page shows what that specific utility credits you, when it trues up, and where the catch is. Sourced and dated, not a sales page.

You choose the company

Companies serving your territory in Florida, with the reviews, years trading and BBB grade we found for each. You pick. Not a call center, not an auction.

We set the whole thing up

We call you, go through your bill and your last twelve months of use, work out what your utility owes you, and get the program paperwork in order.

They arrive prepared

The company you chose turns up to a job that is already understood, with your figures in hand. No cold pitch on your doorstep.

Solar installers in Florida

Every company we list for at least one Florida utility. Each profile shows the utilities it covers and what each one pays for the power you export.

Net metering in Florida: the questions people ask

Does Florida have net metering?
Florida PSC Rule 25-6.065 requires the four investor owned utilities to credit a kilowatt hour exported at the same rate they charge for one delivered.
What is the solar buyback rate in Florida?
It is set utility by utility, not by the state. How the 15 providers we list in Florida credit the power you export: 6 at the full retail rate; 3 at the retail rate, with a condition; 5 at a rate below retail; 1 at a rate we have not yet confirmed. Each one’s own page gives its figure and the date we read it.
Is solar worth it in Florida in 2026?
It depends mostly on what your utility pays for the power you export, because the 30% federal credit ended for systems completed after 31 December 2025. Florida homes use about 1,104 kWh a month at an average of 15.1 cents per kWh, according to the U.S. Energy Information Administration. Where exports are credited at the full retail rate, each kilowatt hour your panels send back is worth about that much; where they are credited below retail, size the system to what you use while the sun is up. Check your own utility on this page before you get a quote for solar panels.
Is there a solar tax credit in Florida in 2026?
Not a federal one. The 30% federal credit, IRC Section 25D, ended for systems completed after 31 December 2025, and a deposit paid in 2025 does not preserve it. Anyone still quoting it is working from an old script. Any incentive left in Florida comes from the state or your utility, and what your utility pays for exported power is now most of the financial case.
Which providers does the Florida rule cover?
The four investor owned utilities only. Municipals and cooperatives are not bound by it and set their own terms.
What happens to credits you do not use in Florida?
Credits roll forward month to month, for no more than twelve months. At the end of each calendar year any unused credits are paid out at the utility’s COG-1 as-available energy rate, which is well below retail.
How big a solar system can you install in Florida?
The rule caps generation at 90% of your distribution service rating. A utility may also cap the system against your own past usage, but that is the utility’s policy rather than the rule.
Which electricity providers does this cover in Florida?
We have read the published terms of 15 providers in Florida: Florida Power & Light, Duke Energy Florida, Tampa Electric, Florida Public Utilities, JEA, Orlando Utilities Commission, Lakeland Electric, Gainesville Regional Utilities, City of Tallahassee Utilities, Kissimmee Utility Authority, Ocala Electric Utility, Clay Electric Cooperative, SECO Energy, Lee County Electric Cooperative, Withlacoochee River Electric. Each has its own page with the figures taken from its own tariff or from the state’s own order.

Source: Florida PSC Rule 25-6.065, checked 2026-08-26.

Not sure which one you are on?

It is the name at the top of your bill. Find it on the schedule and we will show you what it pays.

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