It is time to modernize net metering in Florida
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Under current rules, customers with rooftop solar panels sell extra energy produced by their system to their electric utility through net metering. Investor-owned utilities in Florida – like FPL – must credit rooftop solar customers at the full retail rate for their excess energy, despite the fact that it’s not a retail product. For rooftop solar customers, net metering effectively lowers their bill through financial incentives paid for by all other customers. While the cost of solar panels has dramatically declined since 2008, net metering rules have remained the same.
The result: A growing, multi-million-dollar annual subsidy.
Today, 99.5% of our customers without rooftop solar panels are forced to pay an additional $30 million per year to support the 0.5% of customers who’ve made that private purchase. That subsidy is projected to nearly triple by 2025 to more than $80 million.
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We support legislation filed as part of the 2022 Florida Legislative Session that aims to update these rules to make them fair and equitable for all our customers. To be clear, the legislation we support would not end net metering, it wouldn't reduce the current payment private rooftop solar owners receive today nor would it prohibit private rooftop solar in the future.
At FPL, we support all types of solar energy – including rooftop solar. We always have and always will support customers who choose to purchase private solar systems. We believe anyone should have the right and ability to own a private solar system and put it on their roof if they choose to, but we do not believe everyone should be forced to pay for that decision.
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Sun Sentinel: Time to end Florida’s outdated rooftop solar free ride
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