FPL solar: rates, net metering and free quotes

Florida Power & Light serves more than 6 million customer accounts across South Florida, much of the east and southwest coasts and Northwest Florida (the former Gulf Power area; see FPL in Northwest Florida). Your installer applies to FPL before the system is installed; once it's approved and built, FPL installs a meter that tracks the power you send to the grid as well as the power you use.

FPL net meters under the Florida Public Service Commission's rule (25-6.065). When your panels make more than your home is using, the extra goes to the grid and comes back as a kWh credit at the full retail rate. Credits you don't use in a month roll forward for up to 12 months; whatever is left at the end of the year is paid out at the utility's avoided cost, only a few cents per kWh. That's why installers size Florida systems to cover your yearly use, not more. See how Florida net metering works.

FPL applies year-end credit to your December bill at its average annual cost of generating electricity, a rate it recalculates each year under its tariff.

The Florida Public Service Commission approved FPL's four-year rate agreement on November 20, 2025, covering 2026 through 2029. FPL's typical 1,000 kWh bill went from $134.14 to $136.64 in January 2026. In Northwest Florida it went from $143.60 to $141.36, and both regions move to the same rates in 2027.

Every kWh above 1,000 a month costs about 2¢ more, so large, air-conditioned homes pay the most per kWh and get the most from each kWh their panels make. Hurricane costs add to bills too: a storm surcharge for Debby, Helene and Milton added about $12 a month in 2025, and FPL refunded about $80 million it over-collected in September 2026. For 2027, FPL has asked to add a $3.48 a month storm surcharge for Hurricane Isaias, offset by a lower fuel charge, for a typical 1,000 kWh bill of $141.87; it still needs approval. Storm costs keep coming back on bills, and a battery is what keeps your power on when the next one hits. See why FPL bills are so high.

Solar can't take a bill below FPL's $30 minimum, so the estimate covers the rest of the bill. It uses a price of $2.70 per watt with no rebate, since FPL and the state don't offer one for home solar, and the federal homeowner credit ended after 2025. Run your own numbers in the savings calculator.

1. 1

   Get a quote and a design

   An installer sizes the system to your FPL bills and roof, and shows you the price and payback.

2. 2

   Apply to FPL before installing

   FPL must pre-approve the system first. The application needs your FPL account number, the tax ID that matches the account and the equipment details, and you sign the interconnection agreement online.

3. 3

   Install and pass the local inspection

   Your city or county issues the permit and inspects the work; the approved permit is uploaded to FPL.

4. 4

   FPL swaps the meter

   Once FPL approves the paperwork, it orders a bi-directional meter that measures power in both directions. Don't turn the system on before it's installed.

5. 5

   Permission to operate

   FPL emails permission to operate once the new meter is in, and net metering credits start on your bill.

FPL sorts systems into tiers by size under the state rule:

• Tier 1, up to 10 kW (most homes): no application fee and no extra insurance required.
• Tier 2, over 10 kW up to 100 kW (large homes): up to $1 million of liability insurance, and a $400 application fee.

Systems over 100 kW are Tier 3, with a $1,000 fee. Under the rule, FPL acknowledges an application within 10 business days and has 30 days to sign the interconnection agreement once it's complete. Your installer normally handles the paperwork; permits, installation and the meter swap usually add several weeks.

Bought a home that already has solar? You still need to apply to FPL and sign the interconnection agreement to turn on net metering. If nothing about the system has changed, FPL doesn't need the detailed system information again.

Because FPL credits exports at the full retail rate, a battery adds little to your bill savings. Its job in Florida is backup power: grid-tied panels shut off in an outage, but a battery keeps essentials running and solar recharges it each sunny day until the grid comes back. One 13.5 kWh battery runs about $13,000 installed at recent South Florida prices, and we found no utility or state rebate for it. See solar battery backup for hurricanes.

No. Several cities run their own electric utilities, including Homestead, Lake Worth Beach and Fort Pierce, and parts of Southwest Florida are served by LCEC, an electric co-op. Check the name on your electric bill. If it isn't FPL, the rates on this page won't apply, but you can still request a quote.