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Orlando Utilities Commission

Orlando, St. Cloud and parts of Orange and Osceola.

Type
Municipal
Accounts
250K

What they credit you

Changing this year

Published terms

Systems interconnected before 30 June 2025 keep the full retail rate, reported at 10.7 cents, all the way through 2045. Applications from 1 July 2025 onward move to the community solar rate of roughly 4.6 cents for five years.

Month to month
From 1 November 2026 exports are credited inside the same billing period instead of rolling forward.

Published terms · checked 2026-08-23 · source

OUC requirementRequired

Battery backup is mandatory
in OUC territory.

Systems interconnected before 30 June 2025 keep the full retail rate, reported at 10.7 cents, all the way through 2045. Applications from 1 July 2025 onward move to the community solar rate of roughly 4.6 cents for five years.

That makes selling power to the grid close to pointless here. The entire return has to come from using your own production instead of exporting it, and after dark the only way to do that is to have stored it. That is what a battery does.

So we treat it as a requirement, not an upgrade. We will not refer you for a panels-only system in OUC territory, and you should be sceptical of anyone who quotes you one without raising storage first.

Our referral policy, not a legal or utility requirement

69 days left

OUC is running a grace period. New solar customers still receive the full retail rate until 31 October 2026, after which the community solar rate applies. If you are in OUC territory this is the one genuinely time sensitive situation in Florida right now.

What your installer should be telling you

Confirm the current grace period status directly with OUC before you sign anything. These terms were set by board vote and can move again.

OUC net metering questions

Does OUC offer one for one net metering?
No. Systems interconnected before 30 June 2025 keep the full retail rate, reported at 10.7 cents, all the way through 2045. Applications from 1 July 2025 onward move to the community solar rate of roughly 4.6 cents for five years.
What does OUC pay for power sent back to the grid?
Changing this year. Systems interconnected before 30 June 2025 keep the full retail rate, reported at 10.7 cents, all the way through 2045. Applications from 1 July 2025 onward move to the community solar rate of roughly 4.6 cents for five years.
Do I need a battery with OUC?
Yes, and we treat it as mandatory. Because OUC does not credit exports one for one, selling power back is close to pointless. The return has to come from using your own production instead, which after dark means storage. We do not refer panels-only systems in OUC territory. This is our referral policy, not a legal or utility requirement.
How do I find my OUC bill?
Sign in at ouc.com. Open My Account, then Billing history. Open the latest bill and save the PDF. Or screenshot the summary page. If you cannot get to it, a rough guess at your average monthly amount is enough to start.
Is there a deadline for OUC customers?
OUC is running a grace period. New solar customers still receive the full retail rate until 31 October 2026, after which the community solar rate applies. If you are in OUC territory this is the one genuinely time sensitive situation in Florida right now.
What is the catch with OUC?
Confirm the current grace period status directly with OUC before you sign anything. These terms were set by board vote and can move again.

Installers serving OUC customers

Pick one. Only the company you choose receives your details, and only that company calls you.

These are real companies operating in OUC territory, ordered by their Google rating where we have one. None of them pays us for placement. Pick the one you want and we will call you to arrange it.

Check any Florida contractor licence yourself at the state register. Do that before you sign anything, with any company, including ours.