Beaches Energy Services and solar
Beaches Energy Services is a municipal utility serving about 30,738 homes in Florida. Here's what its rates and export rules mean for solar: for a typical customer, solar is worth it.
- Average price (2026 est.)
- 12.1¢21% below Florida average
- Typical bill
- $1451,198 kWh a month
- Exports credited
- RetailFull retail net metering
- Typical payback
- 12.7 yrs9.3 kW, cash
Export rules for Beaches Energy Services customers
Full retail net metering (Florida rule).
Florida's investor-owned utilities (FPL, Duke Energy Florida, TECO) must offer full retail net metering: exports earn kWh credits that roll over for up to 12 months, then any leftover is paid at a low avoided-cost rate. Municipal and co-op utilities set their own terms, and some pay less.
Solar for a typical Beaches Energy Services home
| System | 9.3 kW (100% of 1,198 kWh/month) |
|---|---|
| Cost | $21,635 |
| First-year savings | $1,715 |
| Payback | 12.7 years |
| 25-year net | $27,661 |
Uses the utility's average price.
Solar adoption
- Homes with solar (2025)
- 361
- Share of customers
- 1.2%
- Residential solar capacity
- 4 MW
- Residential customers
- 30,738
EIA-861, 2025.
Questions about Beaches Energy Services and solar
Does Beaches Energy Services have net metering?
Beaches Energy Services follows Florida's rules: Florida's investor-owned utilities (FPL, Duke Energy Florida, TECO) must offer full retail net metering: exports earn kWh credits that roll over for up to 12 months, then any leftover is paid at a low avoided-cost rate. Municipal and co-op utilities set their own terms, and some pay less.
How much does electricity cost with Beaches Energy Services?
Residential customers paid an average of 12.0¢ per kWh in 2025 (EIA), about 12.1¢ adjusted to 2026. The typical home uses 1,198 kWh a month, a bill of about $145.
Is solar worth it with Beaches Energy Services?
For a typical customer, solar is worth it: a 9.3 kW system costing about $21,635 pays back in about 12.7 years, with $27,661 net over 25 years.
How many Beaches Energy Services customers have solar?
About 361 homes had net-metered solar at the end of 2025, roughly 1.2% of residential customers (EIA-861).
Legal name: Beaches Energy Services (EIA ID 9616). Data: EIA-861 2025 and monthly data through 2026, state policy research October 2026.