Florida solar export compensation
What Florida pays for exported rooftop solar power, with the source and the date each figure was checked.
Record verified 2026-09-16 · 18 of 17 fields sourced
What does your utility pay?
No single rate — formula based
Monthly net metering at the applicable retail energy schedule; unused calendar-year credits are settled at FPL's average annual COG-1 as-available energy rate.
FPL (Florida Power & Light) · Florida
FPL's tariff Section 10.010 implements the Rule 25-6.065 net-metering billing terms; FPL's customer page describes kWh rollover and the December/year-end COG-1 credit.
Source: fpl.com
Full FPL (Florida Power & Light) detail →Florida has not moved its FPSC-regulated investor-owned utilities to a statewide retail-rate step-down or net-billing tariff. New customer-owned renewable systems at FPL, Duke Energy Florida, Tampa Electric, and Florida Public Utilities use monthly net metering: net consumption is billed under the applicable retail schedule, while excess kWh roll forward and unused year-end credits are paid at the utility's average annual COG-1 avoided-energy rate. Florida's municipal utilities and rural electric cooperatives establish their own programs under section 366.91(6), so JEA, Orlando Utilities Commission, Clay Electric, and similar utilities are outside the FPSC IOU tariff framework.
Program details
| Compensation mechanism | Retail-rate monthly net metering for FPSC-regulated investor-owned utilities: exported kWh offset consumption in the next billing cycle; remaining year-end credits are paid at the utility's average annual COG-1 as-available/avoided-energy rate. Municipal utilities and rural electric cooperatives set their own programs. |
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| Export rate | No single statewide dollar-per-kWh export rate. Monthly net exports are credited as kWh against the next month's usage; unused credits at the calendar-year reconciliation are paid at each IOU's average annual COG-1 as-available energy rate (utility-specific). |
| Rate effective | Current rule and IOU tariffs read 2026-09-16; Rule 25-6.065's current adopted version is effective April 7, 2008, with the utility tariffs implementing its continuing requirements. |
| Credit rollover | Yes. Excess generation in a billing cycle is credited to the next month's energy consumption and may accumulate for up to 12 months; the credit is not a retail-rate cash payment during the rollover period. |
| Credit expiration | Credits may be used for no more than 12 months. At the end of the calendar year, unused credits are paid at the utility's average annual COG-1 rate; unused credits are also settled at that rate when the customer leaves the system. |
| Annual true-up | The last billing cycle of each calendar year (the rule states the end of each calendar year; utility tariffs may place the payment or credit on a subsequent bill). |
| Residential system cap | Up to 2 MW gross power rating (AC) for expedited interconnection, subject also to no more than 90% of the customer's utility distribution service rating; the rule does not create a separate residential kW cap. |
| Commercial system cap | Up to 2 MW gross power rating (AC) for expedited interconnection, subject also to no more than 90% of the customer's utility distribution service rating; the rule does not create a separate commercial kW cap. |
| Aggregate program cap | No statewide aggregate program cap; Rule 25-6.065 and the IOU tariffs set per-system limits, including a 2 MW maximum for customer-owned renewable generation, rather than a statewide enrollment limit. |
| Program status | No statewide aggregate program cap or reached-cap status appears in current Rule 25-6.065; the rule instead sets a per-system ceiling of 2 MW and a service-rating limit. |
| Regulator | Florida Public Service Commission (FPSC) |
| Docket | Docket No. 070674-EI, In re: Proposed amendment of Rule 25-6.065, F.A.C., Interconnection and Net Metering of Customer-Owned Renewable Generation (Order No. PSC-07-1026-NOR-EI, issued December 28, 2007). This is the rulemaking that produced the version of Rule 25-6.065 in effect today, which the Florida Administrative Code shows as amended effective April 7, 2008. |
| Governing rule | Florida Administrative Code Rule 25-6.065, Interconnection and Metering of Customer-Owned Renewable Generation; Florida Statutes section 366.91(5)-(6). |
| Grandfathering | No grandfathering provision. Rule 25-6.065 contains no grandfather or legacy-customer clause, and the Florida Administrative Code records its history as only "New 2-11-02, Amended 4-7-08" with no date-based transition for customers who interconnected under earlier terms. |
| Interconnection application | Apply to the serving IOU using its standard interconnection/net-metering agreement before installation or parallel operation. FPL requires preapproval, a signed agreement, and tier-specific documents; Tampa Electric requires the completed tier agreement, applicable fee/insurance documents for larger systems, inspection, and permission to operate. |
| Interconnection timeline | The customer must return the executed standard interconnection agreement at least 30 calendar days before beginning parallel operation and begin parallel operation within one year after the utility executes it; the utility must complete physical inspection within 30 calendar days after receiving the executed agreement, subject to customer-caused delay. Tampa Electric separately states its completed-application review may take up to 30 calendar days. |
| Pending change | No verified 2023-to-2026 statutory step-down or open FPSC rulemaking docket changing export compensation was found. The 2026 version of section 366.91 retains the net-metering program requirement and lists its latest amendment as chapter 2021-178; the current FPSC rule page still shows Rule 25-6.065 effective April 7, 2008. The principal current change risk is utility-specific tariff action, not a statewide scheduled transition. |
Rates by utility
State rules set the framework. Individual utilities often pay something different, and where they do the utility tariff governs.
| Florida Power & Light (FPL) | Monthly net metering at the applicable retail energy schedule; unused calendar-year credits are settled at FPL's average annual COG-1 as-available energy rate. Current tariff read 2026-09-16 FPL's tariff Section 10.010 implements the Rule 25-6.065 net-metering billing terms; FPL's customer page describes kWh rollover and the December/year-end COG-1 credit. |
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| Duke Energy Florida (DEF) | Monthly net metering at the applicable retail schedule; unused credits after the calendar year are credited on the February bill at the average annual COG-1 as-available energy rate. Current tariff read 2026-09-16 Duke's Florida rules and regulations tariff, section 8.08, states the net-metering rollover, 12-month limit, February settlement, and COG-1 rate. |
| Tampa Electric Company (TECO) | Monthly net metering at the customer's otherwise applicable retail schedule; calendar-year net exports are paid on a subsequent bill at TECO's annual average COG-1 kWh rate for the prior year. Current tariff read 2026-09-16 TECO tariff Schedule NM-1, Sheet 3.255, applies to eligible renewable systems up to 2,000 kW and specifies retail netting and annual COG-1 settlement. |
| Florida Public Utilities Company (FPUC) | Rule 25-6.065 net-metering treatment: monthly excess credits roll forward and are settled under the utility's COG-1 tariff rather than a fixed statewide export price. Current tariff read 2026-09-16 FPUC's FPSC electric tariff includes the standard customer-owned renewable-generation interconnection agreements and is filed with the FPSC; the statewide rule supplies the billing treatment. |
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- California — No single statewide export rate. Compensation is set by the CPUC Avoid
- Colorado — No single statewide dollar export rate. Under ordinary net metering, m
- Hawaii — Hawaiian Electric Smart Renewable Energy Export rates for 2024-2026, i
- Illinois — No single statewide dollar-per-kWh rate. For new residential and small
- Massachusetts — No single statewide dollar-per-kWh rate. For ordinary qualifying solar
- New Jersey — One-for-one retail-rate credit against delivered electricity during th
- New York — No single statewide $/kWh rate. The Value Stack is calculated from uti
- Texas — No statewide rate. Published municipal examples include Austin Energy