Florida Power & Light (FPL) is an investor-owned utility serving about 5,337,118 homes in Florida. Here's what its rates and export rules mean for solar: for a typical customer, solar is worth it.
Full retail net metering — about 13¢ per exported kWh, monthly netting.
Full retail; $25 minimum bill. Includes former Gulf Power territory. Retail rate approximate.
Net metering (FL PSC Rule 25-6.065): monthly kWh netting at full retail; excess kWh carried forward as credit; unused credit cashed out annually at the utility's COG-1 as-available avoided energy cost
| System | 9.4 kW (110% of 1,111 kWh/month) |
|---|---|
| Cost | $21,830 |
| First-year savings | $2,010 |
| Payback | 10.8 years |
| 25-year net | $39,541 |
Uses the utility's average price; time-of-use plans can change this, so pick your plan in the calculator.
Rates we verified from Florida Power & Light (FPL)'s tariff documents. Prices are per kWh including the main riders where noted; check your bill for the plan you're on.
Plan for solar customers. Effective 2026-10-01. Fixed charge $10.52/month.
| Period | Price |
|---|---|
| All hours | 12.3¢ |
All-in $/kWh: first 1,000 kWh = 0.12258; above 1,000 kWh = 0.14258. From Oct-2026 insert: base energy 7.865/8.865c + conservation 0.148 + capacity 0.052 + environmental 0.345 + storm protection 0.995 + fuel 2.893/3.893 + transition credit -0.040 c/kWh.
EIA-861, 2025.
Full retail; $25 minimum bill. Includes former Gulf Power territory. Retail rate approximate. Exported power is credited at about 13¢ per kWh.
Residential customers paid an average of 14.6¢ per kWh in 2025 (EIA), about 14.8¢ adjusted to 2026. The typical home uses 1,111 kWh a month, a bill of about $164.
For a typical customer, solar is worth it: a 9.4 kW system costing about $21,830 pays back in about 10.8 years, with $39,541 net over 25 years.
About 119,537 homes had net-metered solar at the end of 2025, roughly 2.2% of residential customers (EIA-861).
Legal name: Florida Power & Light Co (EIA ID 6452). Data: EIA-861 2025 and monthly data through 2026, state policy research October 2026, utility tariff sheets.