Florida solar FAQ

No. FL Solar Deals is a free matching service. We connect Florida homeowners with solar installers that serve their area, and you're never obligated to buy anything.

No. Quotes are free and there's no obligation. You decide whether to move forward after you see the numbers.

We focus on homes served by Florida Power & Light (South Florida, much of the east and southwest coasts and Northwest Florida), Duke Energy Florida (Pinellas County, parts of the Orlando area and much of Central and North Florida) and Tampa Electric (the Tampa area). Homes on a city-owned utility such as JEA or OUC, or an electric co-op, can still request a quote, but their net metering terms differ.

It depends on your electric bill, roof, shade and how you pay. FPL, Duke Energy Florida and Tampa Electric credit the solar you send to the grid at the full retail rate, so a system sized to your yearly use can cover most of your bill except the monthly minimum. Try our savings calculator.

The 30% federal homeowner credit ended for systems installed after 2025. Florida still exempts solar equipment from its 6% sales tax, and the value solar adds to a home isn't counted in its property tax assessment.

Often, yes. Solar leases usually have no upfront cost, and loans can also be $0 down. Approval depends on credit and the home. Florida doesn't allow per-kWh power purchase agreements (PPAs) for homes, so no-money-down offers here are leases or loans.

Yes. You need to own the home to install rooftop solar.

Not by themselves. Grid-tied panels shut off when the grid goes down, for the safety of line crews. To keep power during an outage you need a home battery, which solar can recharge each day until the grid comes back.

No. Florida law bars HOAs and deed restrictions from prohibiting solar panels. An HOA can choose where on the roof they go, as long as the spot still faces south or within 45° east or west of due south and doesn't keep them from working well.