Tampa Electric (TECO): how it credits the solar power you send to the grid
Full retail net metering under Florida's rule: monthly credits at the price you pay, carried forward, with a low payout for any left at year end.
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.
Tampa Electric customers get the same one-for-one netting as the rest of Florida's investor-owned utilities.
Because exports are worth as much as imports, batteries add backup but not bill savings here.
If a proposal to change Florida net metering moves ahead, existing systems are likely to be treated separately; ask TECO in writing.
Tampa Electric serves Hillsborough County and parts of Polk, Pasco and Pinellas counties.
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: Florida Power & Light (FPL) (full retail credit), Duke Energy Florida (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.