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Florida Solar Energy Incentives and Rebates

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Although Florida has the third best physical and geographic conditions in the United States, their solar policies keep it ranked at seventeenth for installed solar capacity. The state does not currently have a Renewable Energy Portfolio Standard and prohibits third party owned systems, meaning that homeowners cannot lease a solar array like you can in states such as California. This is not to say that Florida does not have incentives and rebates that homeowners and businesses can take advantage of.

Florida Power and Light offers a solar rebate to all the utilities governed by the state utilities commission to offer net metering. Florida’s net metering program gives credits on a monthly basis to solar system owners, and if they generate more power than they use consistently over a twelve-month period they receive a monetary sum of money at the end of that period. The rebate is available for thermal electric, photovoltaics, landfill gas, wind, biomass, hydroelectric, geothermal, CHP/cogeneration, anaerobic digestion, small hydroelectric, tidal energy, wave energy and ocean thermal. Net metering is available to systems over 10 kilowatts in size that are covered under general liability insurance, and 1 million liability for systems between 10 to 100 kilowatts. Systems over 100 kilowatts to 2 megawatts must have 2 million liability coverage.

The Florida Solar and CHP Sales Tax Exemption covers solar hot water, solar space heat, photovoltaic systems, and solar pool heating. The exemption offers 100 sales tax exemption with no minimum to commercial, residential, and consumer renewable solar energy systems. System owners must fill out an application form to qualify.


Financial Incentives


Corporate Tax Credit:
  • Renewable Energy Production Tax Credit
Green Building Incentive:
  • Miami-Dade County - Expedited Green Buildings Process
  • Volusia County - Green Building Program
Industry Recruitment / Support:
  • Mami-Dade County - Targeted Jobs Incentive Fund
Local Loan Program:
  • City of Lauderhill - Revolving Loan Program
  • St. Lucie County - Solar Energy Loan Fund (SELF)
Local Rebate Program:
  • City of Longwood - Raising Energy Efficiency Rebate Program
Other Incentive:
  • Lakeland Electric - Solar Water Heating Program
  • Progress Energy Florida - SunSense Schools Program
PACE Financing:
  • Local Option - Special Districts
  • Miami-Dade County - Voluntary Efficiency and Renewable Energy Program
Performance-Based Incentive:
  • Gainesville Regional Utilities - Solar Feed-In Tariff
  • Orlando Utilities Commission - Solar Programs
Sales Tax Incentive:
  • Solar and CHP Sales Tax Exemption
Utility Grant Program:
  • City of Tallahassee Utilities - Low-Income Energy Efficiency Grant Programs
  • Orlando Utilities Commission - Home Energy Efficiency Fix-Up Program
Utility Loan Program:
  • City of Tallahassee Utilities - Efficiency Loans
  • City of Tallahassee Utilities - Solar Loans
  • Clay Electric Cooperative, Inc. - Energy Conservation Loans
  • Clay Electric Cooperative, Inc. - Solar Thermal Loans
  • Gainesville Regional Utilities - Low-Interest Energy Efficiency Loan Program
  • Orlando Utilities Commission - Residential Solar Loan Program
Utility Rebate Program:
  • Beaches Energy Services - Residential Energy Efficiency Rebate Program
  • Beaches Energy Services - Solar Water Heating Rebate Program
  • Central Florida Gas - Energy Efficient Appliance Rebate Program
  • City of Tallahassee Utilities - Energy Star Certified New Homes Rebate Program
  • City of Tallahassee Utilities - Residential Energy Efficiency Rebate Program
  • City of Tallahassee Utilities - Solar Water Heating Rebate
  • Clay Electric Cooperative, Inc. - Energy Smart Energy Efficiency Rebate Program
  • Clay Electric Cooperative, Inc. - Energy Smart Solar Water Weather Rebate Program
  • Florida City Gas - Residential Energy Smart Rebate Program
  • Florida Keys Electric Cooperative - Residential Rebate Program
  • Florida Power and Light - Business Energy Efficiency Rebates
  • Florida Power and Light - Residential Energy Efficiency Program
  • Florida Power and Light - Solar Rebate Program
  • Florida Public Utilities (Gas) - Residential Energy Efficiency Rebate Programs
  • Florida Public Utilities - Commercial Energy Efficiency Rebate Programs
  • Florida Public Utilities - Residential HVAC Rebate Program
  • Fort Pierce Utilities Authority - Residential Energy Efficiency Rebate Program
  • Fort Pierce Utilities Authority - Solar Water Heating Rebate
  • Gainesville Regional Utilities - Business Energy Efficiency Rebate Program
  • Gainesville Regional Utilities - Energy Efficiency Rebate Program
  • Gainesville Regional Utilities - Solar Water Heating Rebate Program
  • Gainesville Regional Utilities - Solar-Electric (PV) System Rebate Program
  • Gulf Power - Commercial Energy Efficiency EarthCents Program
  • Gulf Power - Residential Energy Efficiency EarthCents Program
  • Gulf Power - Solar PV Program
  • Gulf Power - Solar Thermal Water Heating Program
  • JEA - Commercial Energy Efficiency Rebate Program
  • JEA - Green Built Homes of Florida Builder Rebate Program
  • JEA - ShopSmart Residential Rebate Program
  • JEA - Solar Incentive Program
  • Kissimmee Utility Authority - Commercial Energy Efficiency Rebate Program
  • Kissimmee Utility Authority - Residential Energy Efficiency Rebate Program
  • Lake Worth Utilities - Energy Conservation Rebate Program
  • Lake Worth Utilities - Residential Solar Water Heating Rebate Program
  • Lakeland Electric - Commercial Conservation Rebate Program
  • Lakeland Electric - Residential Conservation Rebate Program
  • New Smyrna Beach - Commercial Energy Efficiency Rebate Program
  • New Smyrna Beach - Residential Energy Efficiency Rebate Program
  • Ocala Utility Services - Energy Efficiency Rebate Program
  • Ocala Utility Services - Solar Hot Water Heating Rebate Program
  • Orlando Utilities Commission - Residential Energy Efficiency Rebate Program
  • Orlando Utilities Commission - Residential Solar Water Heater Rebate Program
  • Progress Energy Florida - Commercial Energy Efficiency Rebate Program
  • Progress Energy Florida - Home Energy Check Audit and Rebate Program
  • Progress Energy Florida - SunSense Commercial PV Incentive Program
  • Progress Energy Florida - SunSense Solar Photovoltaics Rebate Program
  • Progress Energy Florida - SunSense Solar Water Heating with EnergyWise
  • Tampa Electric - Commercial Energy Efficiency Rebate Program
  • Tampa Electric - Residential Energy Efficiency Rebate Program
  • Tampa Electric - Solar Rebate Program


Rules, Regulations and Policies


Building Energy Code:
  • Building Energy Code
Energy Efficiency Resource Standard:
  • Energy Efficiency Goals
Energy Standards for Public Buildings:
  • Broward County - Green Building Policy
  • City of Jacksonville - Sustainable Public Buildings
  • Energy Conservation in Public Buildings
  • Miami-Dade County - Sustainable Buildings Program
Equipment Certification:
  • Solar Equipment Certification
Generation Disclosure:
  • Fuel Mix Disclosure
Interconnection:
  • Interconnection Standards
Net Metering:
  • Net Metering
Renewables Portfolio Standard:
  • JEA - Clean Power Program
Solar / Wind Access Policy:
  • City of Gainesville - Public Facilities Siting
  • Renewable Energy Easements and Rights Laws
Solar / Wind Contractor Licensing:
  • Solar Contractor Licensing


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