Florida Power & Light (FPL): how it credits the solar power you send to the grid
Full retail net metering, as for all of Florida's investor-owned utilities, as of September 2026. Credits carry from month to month; what's left at year end is paid at a low rate.
Checked November 12, 2026. Utilities change these rules; check the current tariff before you sign.
How it works
Exported power earns the full retail price, kWh for kWh.
Exported kWh offset the kWh you buy at the same price, so a system sized to your year's use can bring the energy part of the bill close to zero.
The monthly customer charge and other fixed charges stay on the bill whatever the panels make.
Changes to Florida net metering have been discussed; systems connected under one set of rules are often kept on them, but ask FPL.
What it means for a typical Florida home
With full credit, a typical 8 kW system in Florida (about $20,560 at the 2026 median price) pays for itself in about 11 years and saves about $33,433 over 25 years after its price, paid in cash with no federal credit. It doesn't matter much whether you use the power as it's made or send it out, so a battery adds backup, not savings. Payback by system size in Florida.
Also in Florida: Duke Energy Florida (full retail credit), Tampa Electric (TECO) (full retail credit).
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Sources: SolarReviews: Net metering in 2026; U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA), final 2025 data: Annual State Historical Spreadsheets (Form EIA-861, released October 7, 2026) and Electric Power Annual (October 21, 2026); EnergySage: median quoted price, first half of 2026.