Top Takeaways:
Most common utilities offer 1-to-1 net metering
Florida Power & Light and Duke Energy have Minimum Monthly Bills
Some municipal and cooperative utilities provide solar export credits at a rate lower than they charge you
1-to-1 Net Metering
The majority of Floridians are in utilities with 1-to-1 net metering policies (including FPL, Duke, TECO, and Lee County). Under 1-to-1 net metering, production and consumption used subtract, or "net," favorably at the same retail rate the utility charges you. Excess credits rollover month to month until you need them.
Minimum Bills
Florida Power & Light (FPL) and Duke Energy have minimum monthly bills. You will always pay at least $25 per month in FPL (or $30 per month in Duke Energy) regardless of how much your solar system produces.
Municipal & Cooperative Utilities
Some municipal and cooperative utilities in Florida do not provide net metering. Instead the credit for excess solar exported to the grid is lower than the retail rate they charge you for each kilowatt hour (kWh) of consumption. Jacksonville, Orlando, SECO Energy, and Kissimmee are some of the utilities with export credits.
Select your utility to learn more
FPL, Duke Energy, & TECO
FPL, Duke Energy, & TECO
As Investor Owned Utilities, Florida regulators require Florida Power & Light "FPL", Duke Energy, and Tampa Electric "TECO" to provide 1-to-1 net metering.
Each kilowatt-hour (kWh) the solar system produces will first power your home, and any excess solar energy passed through the utility meter to the grid will receive a kWh credit on your electric bill.
Your utility will track KWH Received from your solar system, and subtract it from KWH Delivered to your home. For example, 200 kWh of excess solar will net with 200 kWh of grid consumption 1-to-1. Any excess kWh credits will rollover month to month until you need them. Utilities keep track of excess credits in a NEM bank.
Annual Cash Out
After the December billing cycle, your utility is required to cash out (usually a check) any remaining credits at their wholesale cost of power, which is approximately 2-4 cents per kWh.
Remaining Utility Bill
Even if solar provides 100% of your electricity needs, you will still have a minimum monthly utility bill to recover fixed customer charges and taxes that all consumers contribute to operate the grid.
In TECO, the fixed $/month customer charge you pay today is the same as the minimum bill. In FPL & Duke, the minimum bill charges are higher than the customer charges you pay today meaning not all kWh based energy charges can be offset with solar every month.
The minimum monthly bill is:
Duke Energy $30
FPL $25
TECO $13
Sample Net Metering Bill (TECO)
Sample Net Metering Bill (TECO)
In the above sample NEM bill,
661 kWh Delivered from TECO to the home
-771 kWh Solar production exported to the grid and Received by the utility
Net usage is -110 kWh for October.
Year-To-Date NEM Bank
-110 kWh added to the NEM bank
The Previous Month already has -276 kWh
-386 kWh will rollover to the next month
View another sample NEM bill detailing the annual true-up in December.
Lee County Electric Coop "LCEC"
Lee County Electric Coop "LCEC"
Lee County Electric Cooperative (LCEC) provides 1-to-1 net metering. LCEC subtracts the kWh Received from your solar system from the kWh Delivered by the utility to your home. Any excess kWh credits will rollover month to month until you need them.
Net Metering Rate Schedule
LCEC is unique in Florida in that you will be placed on a Net Metering Rate Schedule. While utility rates are subject to change, as of September 2025, the fixed monthly Customer Charge is approximately $2 higher for net metering customers. In exchange, energy charges for any grid consumption used beyond what your system produces will be billed at a utility rate 3-4 cents per kWh lower than the retail rate without solar.
Rate RS Residential Service without solar
Rate RS with Solar Net Metering
Annual Cash Out
After the December billing cycle, your utility cashes out (may be a check or account credit) any remaining credits at their wholesale cost of power, which is approximately 2-4 cents per kWh.
Remaining Utility Bill
Even if solar provides 100% of your electricity needs, you will still have a minimum monthly utility bill of $22.22 to recover fixed customer charges and taxes that all consumers contribute to operate the grid. In addition, you will have a separate LightReach bill for the solar system production.
Learn more about net metering from LCEC.
Orlando Utility Commission "OUC"
Orlando Utility Commission "OUC"
Orlando Utility Commission (OUC) closed net metering on July 1, 2025. Grandfathering on net metering is provided for existing solar customers. New solar applications received beginning July 1 will receive solar export credits under the TruNet Solar Program.
TruNet Solar Program
All solar exported to the grid will receive a credit of 4.6 cents per kWh
The 4.6 cent credit is effective through June 30, 2030, at which time it will change to OUC's then current fuel rate.
How does TruNet Work?
First, solar production powers loads in the home avoiding the need to purchase electricity at the utility’s retail rate
Retail Rate = The same price per kilowatt-hour ($/kWh) the utility charges you today
Electricity consumed from the grid (e.g. night and cloudy days) will continue to be charged the utility’s retail rate
Excess solar production not used inside the home is exported to the grid. The utility provides a bill credit at the TruNet credit rate (4.6 cents per kWh).
Battery storage devices, if installed with your solar system, will first store excess solar production for use later in the home avoiding purchases from the utility at the retail rate
SECO Energy
SECO Energy
Export Credit
SECO Energy is a cooperative utility offering export credits. While their website describes 'net metering,' the export credit is not true 1-to-1 net metering. The credit provided is slightly less than the retail rate the utility charges your for consumption from the grid.
SECO displays the excess KWH Received from your solar system on the utility providing a credit at 9.5 cents per kWh (the base power cost), and a credit or charge for the monthly Power Cost Adjustment (PCA).
SECO then charges are KWH Delivered to your home from the utility at the retail rate meaning the same price they charge you today.
Remaining Utility Bill
Even if solar provides 100% of your electricity needs, you will still have a minimum monthly utility bill of ~$1.30 per day ($40/month) to recover fixed customer charges and taxes that all consumers contribute to operate the grid. In addition, you will have a separate LightReach bill for the solar system production.
Learn more about net metering from SECO.
Sample SECO Bill
Sample SECO Bill
