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Net metering

What you get for exported power

Policy type: Full retail net metering.

Investor-owned utilities must offer retail net metering. Excess kWh exported to the grid is credited at the full retail rate and carried forward; the FL Public Service Commission requires IOUs (FPL, Duke FL, TECO) to offer it. This is a strong value story vs. most of the country.

Typical export credit
full retail
Varies by utility
No
Incentives

Programs on the table

Program terms and budgets change — treat these as a starting point and confirm current status.

Solar Property Tax Exemption (renewable energy source devices)

active

Added home value from solar is excluded from property tax assessment.

    Solar & CHP Sales Tax Exemption

    active

    State 6% sales tax waived on solar equipment; permanent since 2005.

      Taxes

      Credits & exemptions

      State solar tax credit

      No

      Florida has no state income tax and no state solar tax credit.

      Property tax exemption

      Yes

      Renewable energy system value excluded from property tax.

      Sales tax exemption

      Yes

      6% state sales tax waived on solar equipment (permanent since 2005).

      SREC market

      None

      No SREC market in Florida.

      Utilities

      Who most homeowners have here

      Your exact terms depend on your utility — this is the shortlist most visitors fall under.

      • Florida Power & Light (FPL)
      • Duke Energy Florida
      • Tampa Electric (TECO)
      The bottom line

      What this means for you

      Florida is one of the friendlier states for the export side of solar: your utility credits excess power at the full retail rate, and you pay no sales tax on the equipment and no extra property tax on the added home value. The big 2026 change is federal — the 30% residential tax credit expired 12/31/2025, so cash/loan buyers no longer get it. That makes net metering and the tax exemptions the core of the value story.

      Before you decide

      Read this the right way

      Rules, rates, and incentives change and vary by utility — confirm current terms with your utility and a licensed installer before deciding. Any figures shown here are cited educational estimates, not a quote, and not a guarantee of savings or eligibility. Nationwide in 2026: the federal residential solar tax credit (IRC Section 25D, the 30% ITC) expired 12/31/2025, so a cash or loan purchase placed in service in 2026 gets $0 federal residential credit — there is no 2026 residential credit. Lease/PPA (third-party-owned) systems may still access the business credit (Section 48E) through 2027. This is general information, not tax, legal, or financial advice. Sources are listed below, last verified 2026-08-17.

      Sources

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