Florida · Net metering · Deep-stack program
FL Net Metering
Sets the billing terms for excess solar generation sent back to the grid by residential customers in Florida -- see the credit rate and how it shapes payback below.
- Retail rate credit (through 2029)
- stated benefit
- Residential
- eligible customers
- 12 yr
- Florida baseline payback
- 2029-12-31
- authorization through
Deep-stack program · early directory
Florida runs a 5-program DSIRE stack; this net metering is one layer on a 12-year modeled baseline, not the whole story.
- Stack5 programs
- In-state #1/4
- Type #7/46
- Baseline12 yr
In-state directory place #1 of 4 (early alphabet). National net metering directory #7 of 46. Amounts and eligibility change; verify with the official program page before relying on a dollar figure. Informational only - not financial advice. See our disclaimer.
Program description
Florida utilities provide full retail net metering. After 2029, transitioning to avoided cost.
Program at a glance
- Program type
- Net metering
- Eligible customers
- Residential
- Stated benefit
- Retail rate credit (through 2029)
- Authorization through
- 2029-12-31
- State electricity rate
- 14.5¢/kWh
- Florida solar score
- 47/100
Solar's trajectory in Florida
The market this incentive operates in: total installed solar capacity in Florida reported to the EIA.
Florida's solar incentive stack
How this net metering sits among Florida's 4 tracked programs, by type
- Tax exemption
Tax exemption
2 programs
- Net metering
Net metering
1 programs
- Rebate
Rebate
1 programs
What this shows Florida tracks 3 incentive types; net metering (1 program) governs the billing side, while the state's other tracked types handle upfront cost or ongoing payments.
How this net metering layers inside Florida's deep stack
The FL Net Metering governs how Florida credits excess solar generation sent back to the grid, one of the state's DSIRE-tracked solar policies. Eligibility is scoped to residential customers, with a stated benefit of Retail rate credit (through 2029). Its authorization runs through 2029-12-31, so eligibility and funding can change before then if program caps are reached.
That baseline is slower than most states, which raises the stakes for every incentive on the table. Florida averages 5.6 kWh/m²/day of usable sunlight and residential rates of 14.5¢/kWh, producing an estimated 9,811 kWh/year and $1,423 of annual utility offset on a typical 6 kW system costing $17,100. That baseline already implies a 12-year simple payback and a 25-year modeled net of roughly $18,475 before this incentive - every dollar this net metering delivers compresses that payback further.
Florida bundles a deep incentive stack, so this program rarely stands alone. Florida has 5 solar incentive programs indexed in DSIRE, including adjacent options like FL Solar Energy Property Tax Exemption, FL Solar Sales Tax Exemption, FPL SolarTogether Community Solar. The state's net-metering policy is classified as full, which governs how excess generation is credited and often decides whether a given program is worth claiming for a specific household.
Other Florida incentives
Frequently asked questions
Where does the FL Net Metering sit in Florida's deep program stack?
How does this net metering work beside Florida's other programs?
Who qualifies, and why is this an early in-state directory row?
How does this incentive affect solar ROI in Florida?
Which other Florida programs stack with this one?
Incentive data from the DSIRE (Database of State Incentives for Renewables & Efficiency); state solar economics from NREL and the U.S. EIA. See our methodology · Florida solar data · ROI calculator · All incentives.