Florida Public Utilities net metering in Florida
Northeast Florida and parts of the panhandle.
- Type
- Investor owned
- Accounts
- 32K
What they credit you
Full retail rate
Set by state ruleOne kilowatt hour out is worth one kilowatt hour in.
- Month to month
- Credits roll forward month to month, for no more than twelve months.
- Once a year
- At the end of each calendar year the utility pays out any unused credits at an average annual rate based on its COG-1 as-available energy tariff, which is well below the retail rate.
- System size
- The state rule caps generation at 90% of your distribution service rating. Your utility may also cap the system against your own past usage; where it does, that is its own policy rather than the rule, and it is shown on this page.
Set by Florida PSC Rule 25-6.065 · checked 2026-08-26
Installers serving FPUC customers
Pick one. Only the company you choose receives your details, and only that company calls you.
- EPC SolarLocal installer4 years tradingBBB A-Family run out of Oldsmar, working statewide with in-house installation and service alongside roofing and electrical.All of FloridaSelect this installer
- Bold EnergyLocal installerBatteryBBB B+, accredited4.948 GoogleMulti-state installer working from a Texas base and publishing 84 licenses across 31 states, with battery storage, repairs and panel removal alongside new installs.All of FloridaSelect this installer
- Go Solar PowerLocal installerBattery11 years tradingBBB A-4.8494 GoogleHolds solar, electrical, roofing and building licenses, so the whole job stays with one contractor.Lee, Collier, Charlotte, Miami-Dade, Broward, Hillsborough, Alachua, Marion, Leon, EscambiaSelect this installer
- Simpler Solar SystemsLocal installerBattery4.215 GoogleLong established Tallahassee installer covering the Big Bend.Leon, Gadsden, Wakulla, JeffersonSelect this installer
- Volt HomeLocal installerBattery5 years tradingBBB A+, accredited4.8681 GoogleSolar alongside roofing, HVAC, impact windows and battery storage under one roof.All of FloridaSelect this installer
These are real companies operating in FPUC territory. EPC Solar and Bold Energy are listed first because they are the companies we introduce first. Volt Home is listed last. That order is our choice, not a score. The other companies are ordered by reviews, years trading and BBB grade. None of them pays us for placement. Pick the one you want and we will call you to arrange it.
Ordering combines three things we read from primary sources: Google review count and rating, years trading taken from the company’s Better Business Bureau profile rather than its own marketing, and its BBB letter grade. BBB accreditation is shown but never scored, because it is a paid membership rather than a mark of quality.
Check any contractor license yourself at the state register. Do that before you sign anything, with any company, including ours.
What this looks like on a FPUC bill
An average Florida household, against a system sized to cover its year. The energy charge is the part that goes to zero. The fixed monthly charge underneath it is the part that never does, and it is the number that decides whether a system pays for itself.
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 $129.17 to $0.00 at 11.70 cents per kilowatt hour. A fixed monthly charge of $24.40 still applies and is not offset.
Florida average household use, 1,104 kWh a month, at this provider’s own published residential rate. The fixed charge is its minimum bill: it lands at zero kilowatt hours, so nothing you generate removes it. Florida Public Utilities, electric rate case customer notice, final rates effective March 2025.
FPUC is investor owned, so Florida PSC Rule 25-6.065 applies and these terms are set by the state rather than by a board that can revise them. That is the strongest position a homeowner can be in on net metering.
What FPUC bills you anyway
In a month when your production covers everything you use, the energy charge can reach zero. This does not. It is the floor under every bill, and it is the number that decides whether a system pays for itself.
- The charge
- $24.40 a month
- How it is set
- Taken from Florida Public Utilities’ own electric rate case customer notice, for the final rates that took effect in March 2025.
Florida Public Utilities, electric rate case customer notice, final rates effective March 2025 · checked 2026-09-05 · source
Applying to FPUC
What FPUC itself requires, as distinct from what the state rule requires. Read from its own published guidelines on the date shown.
- They do not call it net metering
- Search FPU’s own site for "net metering" and you get nothing. The page you want is called Solar Interconnection. The credit terms are still the ones the state rule sets, because FPU is investor owned like FPL and Duke.
- There is no online portal
- Where Duke moved to PowerClerk and FPL takes applications online, FPU asks you to email or post the paperwork to a named person. Budget for that being slower.
- Which contact depends on where you live
- FPU runs two separate divisions and they are handled by different people. Northeast covers Nassau County and Amelia Island. Northwest covers Jackson, Calhoun and Liberty counties. Sending your paperwork to the wrong one will cost you time.
- The form to ask for
- The Renewable Generation System Application. It is linked from the Solar Interconnection page.
- If you bought a house that already has solar
- The same divisional contacts handle transfers of an existing system, not a separate department. Do this before your first bill rather than after.
- What the FPU page leaves out
- The Solar Interconnection page itself sets out no fees, tier requirements or processing timeline; those details sit in the application form. Rule 25-6.065 still binds FPU, so the state tiers and insurance thresholds apply and a Tier 1 system cannot be charged an application fee. Ask FPU what it charges and how long it takes, and get the answer in writing.
From FPUC’s published guidelines · checked 2026-08-26 · source
FPUC net metering questions
- Does FPUC offer one for one net metering?
- Yes. One kilowatt hour out is worth one kilowatt hour in. Credits roll forward month to month, for no more than twelve months.
- What does FPUC pay for power sent back to the grid?
- Full retail rate. At the end of each calendar year the utility pays out any unused credits at an average annual rate based on its COG-1 as-available energy tariff, which is well below the retail rate.
- Do I need a battery with FPUC?
- Not for the economics. FPUC credits exports at the retail rate, so power you send out during the day comes back at the same value after dark without storage. A battery is still worth considering for outages during hurricane season, but it is an upgrade here rather than a requirement.
- How do I find my FPUC bill?
- Sign in at fpuc.com. Open Billing history from your account dashboard. Download the most recent statement. A photo of your paper bill works too. If you cannot get to it, a rough guess at your average monthly amount is enough to start.