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City of Homestead interconnection application

City of Homestead is a municipal utility serving 24,277 residential customers in Florida (EIA-861, 2025). Gridpol files City of Homestead interconnection applications for licensed installers – solar, storage and EV chargers – with single-line diagram and site plan, unlimited for $500 a month.

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Florida’s commission rule (Rule 25-6.065, F.A.C.) does not bind municipal utilitys; City of Homestead sets its own interconnection policy. We confirm its form on the first project. 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.

City of Homestead at a glance

Utility

City of Homestead

Type

Municipal utility

EIA utility ID

8795

Residential customers

24,277 (EIA-861, 2025)

Net-metered residential customers

350 (EIA-861, 2025)

Service territory

1 county in Florida

Documents City of Homestead asks for

  • Interconnection application formFilled in by us from your project data in the utility’s portal or on its form. Gridpol prepares this.
  • Single-line diagram (one-line)Drawn by us from your equipment data: modules, strings, inverter, battery, disconnects, point of interconnection, meter. Gridpol prepares this.
  • Site plan / site layoutDrawn by us from your roof sketch or photos: array, inverter, battery, disconnect, meter and main panel locations. Gridpol prepares this.
  • PV module spec sheetManufacturer data sheet of the modules.
  • Inverter spec sheetManufacturer data sheet (string inverter, microinverter or hybrid inverter).
  • Customer signatureThe account holder signs the application or authorization. We send the signature link.
  • Recent electric billName, service address, account and meter number must match the application.
  • Final inspection sign-offApproved electrical inspection from the authority having jurisdiction after installation.

Typical documents for US utilities – not yet verified for City of Homestead. We confirm City of Homestead’s exact list on the first project.

Florida interconnection rule

Commission

Florida Public Service Commission

Interconnection rule

Rule 25-6.065, F.A.C. – Interconnection and Metering of Customer-Owned Renewable Generation · source

Applies to

All 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 form

Utility-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

Timelines

Completeness 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.

Fees

Tier 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.

Insurance

Tier 1: none required (utility may recommend). Tier 2: general liability up to $1 million. Tier 3: up to $2 million. Self-insurance allowed.

External disconnect

Utility 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 compensation

NEM – 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.

Not bound by the 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.

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Gridpol Unlimited

$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
Get started

Applications are typically submitted within 2 business days after complete documents. Utility review times are set by each utility.

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