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Solar incentives in Florida
What is actually on offer here in 2026 — the state incentive, the federal position, and the export rule, which is usually worth more than either.
The state incentive
Sales and property tax exemption. No cash incentive, but 100% sales tax exemption and property tax exclusion.
The federal position
§25D, the 30% residential credit, expired for systems placed in service after 31 December 2025 — installed, not merely purchased. §48E did not expire on that schedule, and a company owning panels on your roof under a lease or PPA can still claim it. That asymmetry, not anything specific to Florida, is the largest single change in residential solar economics. The detail, with sources.
Rate schedules and export rules
What your surplus earns is set here, and it is where two identical systems a mile apart stop being comparable.
Florida Power & Light — RS-1 Residential
Full 1:1 net metering, still intact. Excess cashes out at avoided cost each January. Fixed charge $9.15/month.
Summer Flat $0.14.
Winter Flat $0.13.
Exports: full net metering — every exported kilowatt-hour is credited at the same retail price you pay to import one.
Source: FPL Schedule RS-1; FPSC Rule 25-6.065 net metering
Production in Florida
| City | kWh per kW / year | 7 kW system |
|---|---|---|
| Tampa, FL | 1,402 | 9,817 |
Policy changes affecting Florida
- The 30% residential solar credit is gone. What replaced it is not a credit.The 4 July begin-construction deadline has passed. What that means for commercial projects.Net billing is the default now, and it changes what a solar panel is for
Work out your own number
Credits are the easy part. What decides payback is how much of your own production you use versus export, hour by hour, against the schedules above.
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