Gainesville Regional Utilities and solar
Gainesville Regional Utilities is a municipal utility serving about 93,214 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.)
- 14.9¢3% below Florida average
- Typical bill
- $119798 kWh a month
- Exports credited
- RetailFull retail net metering
- Typical payback
- 11.3 yrs6.8 kW, cash
Export rules for Gainesville Regional Utilities 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 Gainesville Regional Utilities home
| System | 6.8 kW (110% of 798 kWh/month) |
|---|---|
| Cost | $16,760 |
| First-year savings | $1,453 |
| Payback | 11.3 years |
| 25-year net | $27,616 |
Uses the utility's average price.
Solar adoption
- Homes with solar (2025)
- 1,587
- Share of customers
- 1.7%
- Residential solar capacity
- 14 MW
- Residential customers
- 93,214
EIA-861, 2025.
Questions about Gainesville Regional Utilities and solar
Does Gainesville Regional Utilities have net metering?
Gainesville Regional Utilities 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 Gainesville Regional Utilities?
Residential customers paid an average of 14.7¢ per kWh in 2025 (EIA), about 14.9¢ adjusted to 2026. The typical home uses 798 kWh a month, a bill of about $119.
Is solar worth it with Gainesville Regional Utilities?
For a typical customer, solar is worth it: a 6.8 kW system costing about $16,760 pays back in about 11.3 years, with $27,616 net over 25 years.
How many Gainesville Regional Utilities customers have solar?
About 1,587 homes had net-metered solar at the end of 2025, roughly 1.7% of residential customers (EIA-861).
Legal name: Gainesville Regional Utilities (EIA ID 6909). Data: EIA-861 2025 and monthly data through 2026, state policy research October 2026.