Florida interconnection applications
52 electric utilities serve Florida (EIA-861, 2025): 4 investor-owned utilitys, 32 municipal utilitys, 16 electric cooperatives. Together they serve 10,600,037 residential customers; 319,411 residential customers were on net metering at year-end 2025.
Largest utilities in Florida
Investor-owned utility · 5,337,118 residential customers · Florida
Applications: Own online portal – FPL Net Metering online application (My Account)
Interconnection process and documents →Investor-owned utility · 1,819,962 residential customers · Florida
Interconnection process and documents →Investor-owned utility · 768,806 residential customers · Florida
Applications: Own online portal – Tampa Electric online solar / battery / combo interconnection application
Interconnection process and documents →Municipal utility · 479,288 residential customers · Florida
Applications: PowerClerk – JEA PowerClerk (linked from Apply for Distributed Generation page)
Interconnection process and documents →Municipal utility · 254,552 residential customers · Florida
Applications: Own online portal – OUC Contractor Portal
Interconnection process and documents →Electric cooperative · 240,241 residential customers · Florida
Applications: Own online portal – SECO Energy online interconnection application (member account; contractors can register)
Interconnection process and documents →Electric cooperative · 236,578 residential customers · Florida
Applications: Own online portal – LCEC electronic Interconnection Agreement + secure document upload
Interconnection process and documents →Electric cooperative · 231,677 residential customers · Florida
Applications: PDF + email – Application for Operation of Renewable Generation System (RGS) + Net Metering Agreement, emailed to rgs@wrec.net
Interconnection process and documents →Electric cooperative · 173,966 residential customers · Florida
Applications: PDF + email – Interconnection Agreement + Net Meter Application to Clay Electric Energy Services (solar@clayelectric.com)
Interconnection process and documents →Municipal utility · 122,506 residential customers · Florida
Applications: PDF + email – PV-ESS Agreement (all tiers) with Appendix B Application and Compliance Form, to Lakeland Electric Solar Team (solar@lakelandelectric.com; 501 E Lemon St, Mail Code LE-ED ENG, Lakeland FL 33801)
Interconnection process and documents →Municipal utility · 105,945 residential customers · Florida
Interconnection process and documents →Municipal utility · 93,214 residential customers · Florida
Interconnection process and documents →Export compensation among the researched Florida utilities: NEM, Net billing. Rules differ by utility – see each utility page.
Florida interconnection rule
Florida Public Service Commission
Interconnection ruleRule 25-6.065, F.A.C. – Interconnection and Metering of Customer-Owned Renewable Generation · source
Applies toAll investor-owned electric utilities (FPL, Duke Energy Florida, TECO, FPUC). Municipal utilities and rural electric cooperatives are not bound by the rule but must adopt their own standardized interconnection agreement and net metering program under s. 366.91(6), F.S.
Application formUtility-specific standard interconnection application and Standard Interconnection Agreement (filed as part of each IOU's tariff); forms must be posted on the utility website, hard copy within 5 business days of request
TimelinesCompleteness check within 10 business days of receipt; written notice of receipt/inspection dates/study need within 10 business days of complete application; utility executes agreement within 30 calendar days (90 days if Tier 3 study); customer returns signed agreement >=30 days before parallel operation and within 1 year; utility inspection within 30 calendar days of receiving signed agreement; customer notifies utility >=10 days before first energization.
FeesTier 1: no fees beyond those of other retail customers. Tiers 2-3: cost-based application fee only with Commission approval; Tier 3 may add study charge. No interconnection fees without prior Commission approval.
InsuranceTier 1: none required (utility may recommend). Tier 2: general liability up to $1 million. Tier 3: up to $2 million. Self-insurance allowed.
External disconnectUtility may require a visible, lockable load-break manual disconnect adjacent to the meter at customer expense; inverter-based Tier 1 systems are exempt unless the utility installs it at its own expense.
Export compensationNEM – Rule 25-6.065(8), F.A.C.; s. 366.91, F.S.
Monthly netting; excess credited to next month's bill, rolled up to 12 months; unused credits paid at average annual COG-1 as-available energy rate at year-end. Customer keeps RECs. No aggregate cap in rule.
Each municipal electric utility and rural electric cooperative selling at retail must develop a standardized interconnection agreement and net metering program for customer-owned renewable generation (s. 366.91(6), F.S.); terms set by each governing authority.
| Level | Up to | Criteria / review / fee |
|---|---|---|
| Tier 1 | 10 kW | gross power rating <=10 kW; gross rating may not exceed 90% of customer's service rating; inverter AC rating = DC nameplate x 0.85 · completeness 10 business days; utility executes agreement within 30 calendar days of complete application · no fees beyond those charged to other retail customers (no application fee) |
| Tier 2 | 100 kW | >10 kW to 100 kW · completeness 10 business days; agreement within 30 calendar days · cost-based standard application fee approved by Commission (utility tariff) |
| Tier 3 | 2000 kW | >100 kW to 2 MW · agreement within 30 days, or 90 days if interconnection study required · Commission-approved application fee plus possible Interconnection Study Charge |
- Fla. Admin. Code R. 25-6.065 (LII text): https://www.law.cornell.edu/regulations/florida/Fla-Admin-Code-Ann-R-25-6-065 (retrieved 2026-11-13)
- Florida Administrative Code - Rule 25-6.065: https://www.flrules.org/gateway/ruleNo.asp?id=25-6.065 (retrieved 2026-11-13)
- Florida Statutes s. 366.91: http://www.leg.state.fl.us/statutes/index.cfm?App_mode=Display_Statute&URL=0300-0399/0366/Sections/0366.91.html (retrieved 2026-11-13)
All 52 utilities in Florida
- FPL5,337,118
- Duke Energy Florida1,819,962
- Tampa Electric768,806
- JEA479,288
- OUC254,552
- SECO Energy240,241
- LCEC236,578
- WREC231,677
- Clay Electric173,966
- Lakeland Electric122,506
- City of Tallahassee105,945
- Gainesville Regional Utilities93,214
- Kissimmee Utility Authority82,785
- Peace River Electric Cooperative, Inc.62,018
- Choctawhatche Electric Cooperative, Inc.59,407
- Talquin Electric Cooperative, Inc.54,454
- City of Ocala48,538
- Central Florida Electric Cooperative, Inc.32,972
- Beaches Energy Services30,738
- Florida Keys El Cooperative Association, Inc.29,098
- New Smyrna Beach City of28,355
- Utility Board of the City of Key West, F27,460
- West Florida El Cooperative Association, Inc.26,632
- Suwannee Valley Electric Cooperative Inc.26,174
- Florida Public Utilities (FPU)26,053
- City of Leesburg24,894
- City of Lake Worth Beach24,821
- Fort Pierce Utilities Authority24,790
- City of Homestead24,277
- Gulf Coast Electric Cooperative, Inc.21,703
- Tri-County Electric Cooperative, Inc. (FL)18,085
- Glades Electric Cooperative, Inc.14,819
- City of Winter Park12,874
- Escambia River Electric Cooperative, Inc.12,199
- City of Bartow11,763
- Okefenoke Rural El Member Corporation11,266
- Central Florida Tourism Oversight District9
- City of Mount Dora0
- City of Quincy0
- City of Alachua0
- City of Green Cove Springs0
- City of Clewiston0
- City of Newberry0
- City of Starke0
- City of Wauchula0
- City of Fort Meade0
- City of Williston0
- City of Bushnell0
- Havana Power & Light Company0
- City of Blountstown0
- City of Chattahoochee0
- City of Moore Haven0
Residential customers in Florida per EIA-861 (2025). Customer counts = bundled + delivery-only service (EIA-861 Part A + Part D). Service territory is reported by county; a county can be served by several utilities.
$500 / month
Unlimited interconnection applications. 12-month agreement, signed online. The agreement starts the day you sign; first invoice right away, then monthly.
- Unlimited interconnection applications
- Single-line diagram and site plan for every application
- Pre-submission check against the utility’s requirements
- Homeowner e-signature link for the authorization
- Filing in your utility portal accounts or by the utility’s method
- Utility questions, corrections and resubmissions
- Follow-up through approval, inspection and PTO
- Customer list, exports, API and webhooks
Applications are typically submitted within 2 business days after complete documents. Utility review times are set by each utility.