Florida
Your utility changes the numbers. So does your city.
Net metering, minimum charge, rates and which options apply in your area. What matters before comparing proposals.
Utilities
Duke Energy
What changed in Duke Energy Florida's 2026 rates, how its $30 minimum bill works, and the net metering rules for rooftop solar customers.
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FPL
What FPL charges per kWh in 2026, how its $30 minimum base bill works, and the net metering rules for solar (1:1 credit, December true-up, 115% cap).
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TECO
What Tampa Electric charges per kWh in 2026, what happens when the storm surcharge ends, and how TECO's net metering works for rooftop solar.
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Cities
Broward
Fort Lauderdale
What solar costs in Fort Lauderdale in 2026 ($2.25/W per EnergySage), sun hours, FPL 1:1 net metering, and what Broward's hurricane code requires.
Miami-Dade
Hialeah
What solar costs in Hialeah in 2026 ($2.26/W per EnergySage), how FPL net metering works, and the real case of a neighbor whose bill came out at −$40.79.
Miami-Dade
Homestead
What solar costs in Homestead in 2026 ($2.40/W per EnergySage), sun hours, FPL 1:1 net metering, and what the HVHZ code requires in south Miami-Dade.
Duval
Jacksonville
In Jacksonville the utility is JEA, a municipal, and since 2018 it credits exported energy at the fuel rate, not full retail. $2.16/W, 5.0 sun hours, and a 13.93-year payback.
Miami-Dade
Kendall
What to expect from a solar system in Kendall in 2026: FPL 1:1 net metering, reference pricing from Miami-Dade and Florida, the HVHZ code, and HOAs.
Osceola
Kissimmee
In Kissimmee the city is KUA (municipal, avoided-cost credit) and outside it Duke or TECO (1:1 net metering). $2.11/W, sun hours, and who qualifies for solar subscription.
Polk
Lakeland
In Lakeland the municipal utility puts solar customers on a demand rate and never pays out the annual surplus. $2.08/W, 6.1 sun hours, and what happens with TECO or Duke in Polk.
Miami-Dade
Miami
What a solar system costs in Miami in 2026 ($2.30/W per EnergySage), how FPL net metering works, and what Miami-Dade's HVHZ building code requires.
Orange
Orlando
In Orlando half the city is OUC (municipal, no 1:1 net metering for new systems) and the other half Duke (1:1). $2.08/W, sun hours, and where solar subscription applies.
Pinellas
St. Petersburg
What solar costs in St. Petersburg in 2026 ($2.07/W per EnergySage), Duke's $30 minimum bill, 1:1 net metering, the 2024 hurricanes, and solar subscription.
Hillsborough
Tampa
What solar costs in Tampa in 2026 ($2.04/W per EnergySage), the priciest bills of the three big utilities (18¢/kWh), TECO 1:1 net metering, and solar subscription.
Palm Beach
West Palm Beach
What solar costs in West Palm Beach in 2026 ($2.25/W per EnergySage), sun hours, FPL 1:1 net metering, and what changes by not being in the HVHZ.
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