Solar Panel Cost in Florida
Solar prices in Florida vary house to house. Here's what moves the number, and a free call to get yours.
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Who this is for
Check all five before you call:
- You own the home (not renting)
- It's a single-family house or townhouse
- The roof gets full sun or only light shade
- Your power bill is over $100 a month
- The home doesn't already have solar panels
Renting, in a condo, apartment or mobile home, under heavy shade, or already have panels? This line can't help with those, so please don't call.
What happens when you call
- Answer a few quick questionsDo you own the home, how much is your power bill, how sunny is the roof.
- Get connectedIf your home fits, you're put through to an independent solar provider who serves your area.
- Talk it through, then decideThey look at your roof and usage and explain options. No obligation to buy.
What solar costs depend on in Florida
In Florida, roof age and wind-rated mounting come up early in the conversation, along with how high summer cooling bills run.
There's no single price for solar in Florida. Your roof, shade, usage and utility decide what a system costs and what it can save.
What moves the price of solar in Florida
Your utility and its export credit
Florida's large utilities offer net metering for home systems, and the state has had sales and property tax exemptions for residential solar. A provider can confirm what applies to your home today.
Sun and seasons
Strong sun most of the year, plus hurricane season, which puts extra weight on roof condition and how panels are attached.
Equipment for Florida weather
The issues that most often change the equipment or the mounting in Florida are hurricane winds, heat and salt air. Ask what the quote includes for them.
Your roof
Roof age matters in Florida for insurance as well as for solar. If your roof is near the end of its life, a provider will usually suggest dealing with that before panels go up.
Who delivers your power
Many Florida homes are served by a municipal utility or a co-op rather than one of the big investor-owned utilities, and those set their own solar rules.
The usual cost factors
- Roof size, direction and pitch, and how much of it is shaded.
- How much power the house uses in a year, which sets the system size.
- Panel and inverter choices, and whether you add a battery.
- Roof condition, electrical panel upgrades, permits and interconnection.
- Whether you pay cash, take a loan, or sign a lease or PPA.
Have this handy when you call
- A recent bill from your utility, or a rough idea of your monthly amount in summer and winter
- The rough age of your roof and what it's made of
- Whether trees or buildings shade the roof during the day
- Whether you are in an HOA
- Your ZIP code
See if solar makes sense for your house.
One free call. Tell a provider about your roof and your bills, and decide from there.
Who this is for
Check all five before you call:
- You own the home (not renting)
- It's a single-family house or townhouse
- The roof gets full sun or only light shade
- Your power bill is over $100 a month
- The home doesn't already have solar panels
Renting, in a condo, apartment or mobile home, under heavy shade, or already have panels? This line can't help with those, so please don't call.
Questions
How is extra solar power credited in Florida?
Florida's large utilities offer net metering for home systems, and the state has had sales and property tax exemptions for residential solar. A provider can confirm what applies to your home today.
Which utilities serve homes in Florida?
Florida Power & Light, Duke Energy Florida, Tampa Electric, and a number of municipal utilities and co-ops. Florida Power & Light, Duke Energy Florida, Tampa Electric, and a number of municipal utilities and co-ops each set their own rates and rules for homes with solar, overseen by the Florida Public Service Commission.
Are you a solar company?
No. Home Solar Line is a free phone line that connects homeowners with independent solar providers. We don't sell, design or install systems, and we don't set prices.
Does the call cost anything?
No. The call is free, and there's no obligation to buy anything from the provider you talk to.
Who qualifies?
Homeowners in a single-family house or townhouse with a roof that gets full or mostly full sun, a power bill over $100 a month, and no solar panels already. If that's not you, the provider won't be able to help.