Tampa Electric (TECO) is an investor-owned utility serving about 768,806 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, monthly netting.
Full retail under PSC rule.
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 1,117 kWh/month) |
|---|---|
| Cost | $21,830 |
| First-year savings | $2,388 |
| Payback | 9.1 years |
| 25-year net | $52,537 |
Uses the utility's average price; time-of-use plans can change this, so pick your plan in the calculator.
Rates we verified from Tampa Electric (TECO)'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 2026-08-01. Fixed charge $13.69/month.
| Period | Price |
|---|---|
| All hours | 13.9¢ |
All-in $/kWh: first 1,000 kWh = 0.13902; above 1,000 = 0.15902. Components (tariff sheets 6.020-6.030, 2026): base energy 8.948/9.948c + capacity 0.264 + environmental 0.087 + conservation 0.270 + fuel 3.210/4.210 + storm protection 0.717 + clean energy transition 0.406 c/kWh. Storm surcharge (1.995c) zeroed effective 2026-08-01.
EIA-861, 2025.
Full retail under PSC rule.
Residential customers paid an average of 17.3¢ per kWh in 2025 (EIA), about 17.5¢ adjusted to 2026. The typical home uses 1,117 kWh a month, a bill of about $196.
For a typical customer, solar is worth it: a 9.4 kW system costing about $21,830 pays back in about 9.1 years, with $52,537 net over 25 years.
About 32,662 homes had net-metered solar at the end of 2025, roughly 4.3% of residential customers (EIA-861).
Legal name: Tampa Electric Co (EIA ID 18454). Data: EIA-861 2025 and monthly data through 2026, state policy research October 2026, utility tariff sheets.