Solar in Florida
Florida pairs the best solar resource east of the Rockies with two decades of rising utility rates and a grid that goes down when the weather turns. That combination makes a properly engineered array — and a battery to go with it — one of the strongest investments a Florida homeowner can make.
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What a system actually costs in Florida
Sticker price is not the price you pay. Here is the same reference system, with every Florida incentive applied in the order you would actually receive them.
Reference system
7.6 kW rooftop array, fully installed and commissioned
- Federal Solar Tax Credit (ITC)−$7,200
30% of your total system cost, credited against your federal income tax. Applies to panels, batteries, and labor.
- Florida sales tax exemption−$1,680
Solar equipment is 100% exempt from Florida's sales tax, removing roughly 7% from the cost of your system.
Illustrative figures for a reference system. Incentive programs change and eligibility varies — your engineering report confirms the exact amounts for your address and tax situation.
And then it earns
These benefits accrue over the life of the system rather than coming off the purchase price.
- Property tax exemption100% exempt
Solar raises your home's value, but Florida law excludes that added value from your property tax assessment entirely.
- Net metering1:1 retail credit
FPL, Duke, and TECO credit exported energy at the full retail rate, with an annual true-up on any remaining balance.
$0 down financing available
Most Florida homeowners finance with nothing upfront and a monthly payment below what they were already sending their utility.
Why solar works in Florida
The best sun resource in the East
At roughly 5.4 peak sun hours a day, a Florida roof produces about a third more per panel than the national median — so you need fewer panels to cover the same bill.
Cooling load and solar peak align
Your air conditioning works hardest at exactly the hours your array produces most. That overlap means more of your production offsets consumption directly, which is the most valuable kilowatt-hour you can generate.
Storage keeps the lights on
Grid outages are a fact of Florida life. Paired with a battery, your system islands from the grid and keeps critical circuits running — something a generator can't do silently or automatically.
We serve every corner of Florida
Not a handful of metros — the whole state. If you have a roof and a Florida utility account, we can design a system for it.
Utilities we interconnect with
Including, but not limited to
- Jacksonville
- Miami
- Tampa
- Orlando
- St. Petersburg
- Fort Lauderdale
- Cape Coral
- Port St. Lucie
- Tallahassee
- Sarasota
- Naples
- Gainesville
- Ocala
- Melbourne
- Pensacola
- Boca Raton
…and every community in between. Enter your address in the calculator to confirm coverage in seconds.
“Our July bill used to run past $400. The first summer after Elite finished the install it was $31, and when the grid went down in September the battery carried the house without us noticing.”
Carlos & Renata Mendes
Cape Coral, FL
Florida questions, answered
The panels we install are rated for sustained winds well above Florida's residential building code requirements, and our racking is engineered to the wind-load zone of your specific address — not a statewide average. In practice, properly mounted arrays routinely come through major storms intact while the roof around them is what needs attention.
We also serve
Washington, DC
All eight wards · Top SREC market
Pennsylvania
Statewide service · SREC income
Maryland
Statewide service · Stacked incentives
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