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Florida Solar Incentives, Tax Credits and Tax Exemptions

Federal Solar Tax Credit

The Investment Tax Credit (ITC), also called the federal solar tax credit, helps you reduce the cost of your solar energy system. You can deduct 30% of the cost of your solar energy system from your federal income taxes. There is no cap on the value of your tax credit and it applies to both residential and commercial systems.

The federal solar tax credit was recently increased to 30% and its timeline has been extended. If you install a solar PV system between now and 2032 you will receive a 30% tax credit.

The federal solar tax credit helps you save thousands of dollars in upfront costs, in addition to many solar incentives and tax exemptions for the state of Florida.

Florida Property Tax Exemption

Solar reduces your monthly electricity bills which can increase your home’s property value. Thankfully for Florida residents your property taxes will not go up because your home’s property value increased due to getting solar for your home.

A long-term study from the National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) found that when homeowners installed solar panels for their home, their home’s property value increased by $20 for every $1 they save each year on electricity bills. For example, if your home’s solar energy system reduces your annual electricity bills by $700 each year, your home’s value can increase by $14,000.

The state of Florida provides a 100% property tax exemption for residential solar panels and battery storage devices due to the state’s Property Tax Exclusion for Residential Renewable Energy Property.

Florida Sales Tax Exemption

Along with state property tax exemptions, solar panels and equipment are exempt from state sales taxes. The 6% state sales tax will not be charged for your home’s new solar energy system.

Florida Net Metering

Net Metering is when your utility company monitors how much energy your home’s solar system produces and how much energy you consume. In Florida, if you generate energy through your home’s solar panels you can sell that energy back to your utility company as credits.

Your credits can be applied to your energy bills or be paid out to you.

If your home’s solar system generates a surplus of energy, you will receive a credit from your utility company for that surplus energy.

Homeowners in the Orlando area can benefit from net metering programs offered by Duke Energy and Orlando Utilities Commission (OUC).

Florida Net Metering Programs - Duke Energy

Duke Energy’s net metering program allows Orlando area homeowners to offset their monthly electricity bills based on the amount of energy their home’s solar panel system generates.

If you participate in Duke Energy’s net metering program, you will receive a bill credit from Duke Energy each month for the excess energy your home’s system generates.

Florida Net Metering - Orlando Utilities Commission (OUC)

If Orlando Utilities Commission (OUC) is your utility provider, you will receive a credit for the excess electricity that your home’s solar system generates and send back to the electric grid each month.

Orlando area residents will be credited at the full applicable standard retail rate for their monthly electricity bills.

County Incentives and Rebates for Florida Homeowners

We are proud to serve homeowners across Lake, Orange, Osceola, and Seminole counties. There are several solar incentives and rebate programs available to Florida residents based on the county where you live.

Our team can help answer any questions you may have about your local utility company and other programs available in your county.

Lake County

• Clay Electric Cooperative - Energy Smart Energy Efficiency Rebate Program
• Clay Electric Cooperative - Solar Thermal Loans
• Clay Electric Cooperative - Energy Smart Solar Water Heater Rebate Program
• Duke Energy - Net Metering Programs
• Orlando Utilities Commission (OUC) - Solar Programs

Orange County

• Duke Energy - Net Metering Programs
• Orlando Utilities Commission (OUC) - Solar Programs

Osceola County

• Orlando Utilities Commission (OUC) - Solar Programs
• Kissimmee Utility Authority (KUA) - Community Solar Program
• Peace River Electric Cooperative - Net Metering Program

Seminole County

• Duke Energy - Net Metering Programs
• Florida Power & Light (FPL) - Solar Together Program

DSIRE Incentives Database - Florida

The Database of State Incentives for Renewables and Efficiency (DSIRE) is a comprehensive database that Florida residents can use to search for and find solar energy incentives in Florida and across the entire country.