Is Florida Net Metering Going Away? What’s Actually True in 2026

If someone tells you Florida homeowners need to rush because statewide net metering is already scheduled to phase out, ask them one question:

Which law?

Florida really did pass a bill that would have cut net-metering credits over several years and eventually moved new customers toward avoided-cost compensation.

There’s just one important detail.

That bill was vetoed in 2022. It never became law.

As of September 2026, Florida’s current net-metering framework remains in place for the state’s investor-owned electric utilities. The Florida Public Service Commission’s Rule 25-6.065 is still the governing IOU net-metering rule, and Florida’s current renewable-energy statute still requires public utilities to maintain standardized interconnection and net-metering programs. There is no statewide 2026 phase-down schedule in those current rules.

So let’s separate the real 2022 proposal people keep quoting online from the rules Florida homeowners actually live under today.

Is Florida net metering going away in 2026?

No statewide phase-down is currently scheduled for 2026.

Florida’s investor-owned utilities still operate under the existing FPSC net-metering framework. That includes Florida Power & Light, Duke Energy Florida, Tampa Electric and Florida Public Utilities. A July 2026 FPSC filing still identifies those four companies as Florida’s electric investor-owned utilities.

The confusion mostly traces back to HB 741.

That bill passed both chambers of the Florida Legislature in March 2022. Governor Ron DeSantis vetoed it on April 27, 2022.

So if you see a page describing Florida’s 2024–2029 net-metering phase-down as though it is current law, it is describing a proposal that never took effect.

That distinction matters.

A proposal can tell you what policymakers considered doing.

It cannot tell you what your utility is required to do today.

What would HB 741 have changed?

This is where the familiar Florida “deadline” numbers came from.

HB 741 would have created a step-down for customers whose net-metering applications were approved after certain dates:

75% credit for applications approved in 2024–2025

60% in 2026

50% in 2027–2028

Then, beginning in 2029, new systems would have moved to a structure under which exported electricity was credited at the utility’s full avoided cost rather than the existing net-metering treatment. The bill also allowed utilities to seek certain fixed or minimum charges.

HB 741 also included long-term treatment for qualifying systems approved before the new 2029 structure.

That is where the “get grandfathered before it’s too late” language came from.

But the important sentence is still:

HB 741 was vetoed.

The 75% → 60% → 50% → avoided-cost schedule is useful history.

It is not Florida’s current 2026 schedule.

Could Florida change net metering later?

Yes.

Current rules are not a promise that Florida policy will stay identical forever.

A future Legislature could pass new legislation. The FPSC could also consider changes within its legal authority.

What we cannot honestly do is turn that possibility into a deadline that does not currently exist.

The accurate position in September 2026 is:

Florida’s current IOU net-metering framework remains in place, and there is no scheduled statewide 2026 phase-down in the current rule. 

Could a future proposal include grandfathering?

Possibly.

HB 741 did.

But that tells us only what HB 741 would have done. A future proposal could be written differently.

So I would be skeptical of both extremes:

“You must install immediately before the deadline.”

and

“Florida’s rules can never change.”

Neither is a responsible promise.

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Does the same Florida net-metering rule apply to every utility?

No—and this is probably the most important detail most statewide Florida solar guides skip.

FPSC Rule 25-6.065 governs the investor-owned utilities.

Florida law separately requires municipal electric utilities and rural electric cooperatives to develop standardized interconnection and net-metering programs, but their own governing authorities establish the detailed requirements.

So if your bill comes from:

FPL, Duke Energy Florida, Tampa Electric or Florida Public Utilities, you are dealing with the FPSC-regulated IOU framework.

If your bill comes from a municipal utility or co-op such as JEA, OUC, Lakeland Electric, Clay Electric or another local provider, you need to check that utility’s specific program.

Same state.

Different governing structure.

Potentially different export treatment, interconnection rules and program details.

Before trusting any article about “Florida solar”—this one included—look at the company name at the top of your electric bill.

That tells you which rules actually matter.

How does net metering work for an investor-owned utility customer?

The current FPSC framework allows customer-owned renewable generation to offset electricity consumed through net metering. The rule also addresses monthly and annual treatment of net excess generation.

The useful homeowner distinction is this:

Net metering does not mean every surplus kWh eventually becomes cash at the full retail rate.

Take FPL as a current example.

FPL allows qualifying customer generation to offset electricity use and carries excess generation under its net-metering structure. Its current interconnection guidelines also say a qualifying system must be estimated to produce less than 115% of that account’s annual kWh consumption.

That 115% figure is important—but it is an FPL requirement, not a number I would apply automatically to every utility in Florida.

Other operational details can also differ by utility.

That is why an installer should not size a Florida system by saying:

“Florida allows X.”

The better question is:

“What does my utility allow, and what does its current tariff/interconnection agreement say?”

Should I intentionally oversize my system because net metering is good?

Not automatically.

Net metering makes matching solar production to household consumption valuable, but deliberate overproduction can have different economics than simply offsetting your own grid purchases.

And utility-specific sizing requirements matter.

For an existing home, an installer should normally start with your real electricity history, then adjust thoughtfully for expected changes such as:

an EV,

a heat pump,

a pool,

an addition,

or other new electric loads.

The objective is not “cover every square foot of roof.”

It is:

design a system whose expected production fits your usage and your utility’s rules.

So should I rush to install solar before Florida changes the rules?

Not because somebody showed you the old HB 741 countdown.

There is no current statewide 2026 phase-down deadline under the existing IOU framework.

If solar makes sense for your home on today’s numbers—system price, production, utility rules, financing and expected ownership period—that is a reason to consider it.

If the numbers do not work today, the possibility that policy could change someday is not a reason to sign a bad contract.

Real solar deadlines do exist.

That is exactly why invented ones are a problem.

A deadline should come with something you can verify:

a statute

a utility tariff

a commission order

a program document

or another current primary source.

Not just a countdown at the bottom of a sales proposal.

Bottom line: Is Florida net metering going away?

Not under any statewide 2026 phase-down currently on the books.

The schedule many homeowners still see—75%, then 60%, then 50%, then avoided-cost treatment—came from HB 741.

The Legislature passed it.

The governor vetoed it.

It never became law.

For customers of Florida’s investor-owned utilities, the existing FPSC net-metering framework remains in place.

Municipal utilities and co-ops have their own detailed programs, so your first step should always be identifying who actually sends your electric bill.

Then make the solar decision using the rules that exist today.

Not a four-year-old phase-down that never happened.

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