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Solar Panel Cost & Installation Data in Florida

Observed Records
12,486
Reported Capacity
164 MW
Observed Avg Cost
$4.19/W

Median: $3.78/W

Dataset Rank
#18

95% residential

14.14¢
Residential Rate (EIA 2024)
5.2h
Peak Sun Hours/Day
18.2 yrs
Est. Payback Period
$3,024
Est. Annual Savings

Environmental & Community Impact

CO₂ Offset/Year
183,456 tons
CO₂ Offset/System/Year
14.1 tons
Installations per 10K Residents
5.8
State Population
21,634,529
Est. Annual Production/System
21,383 kWh

Estimates use average system size, a 5.2h/day state solar-resource proxy and a 14% system-loss assumption. Payback excludes financing and incentives. Context sources: NREL, EIA and EPA eGRID (0.709 metric tons CO₂/MWh).

System Overview

Avg System Size
13.1 kW
Battery Adoption
0.2%
Third-Party Owned
0.1%

Cost Trend ($/W)

Avg Cost per Watt

200620082010201220142016201820202023

Installation Growth (Last 5 Years)

Installer Names in the Source Records

InstallerObserved Records
-11,207
Sunnova Energy609
Tesla Energy607
Sunrun583
Titan Solar522
Momentum Solar450
Solar Impact356
Windmar Home Florida264
noMatch253
Freedom Forever240

Panel Brands in the Source Records

BrandObserved Records
Alps Technology9,775
-1478
Evergreen Solar318
Sharp273
SunPower154
REC Solar145
Suntech Power126
SolarWorld118
BP Solar80
Qcells North America78

County Records - Florida

CountyObserved RecordsReported Capacity
Orange4,92478.8 MW
Osceola4,55842.8 MW
Alachua1,18832.2 MW
Volusia1130.4 MW
Lee980.4 MW
Palm Beach860.4 MW
Sarasota860.4 MW
Pinellas730.3 MW
Leon710.9 MW
Seminole660.4 MW
Brevard610.2 MW
Broward610.5 MW
Marion520.2 MW
Hillsborough490.1 MW
Duval470.2 MW

Florida Solar Incentives

State-program snapshot

Is Solar Worth It in Florida?

Modeled homeowner analysis

Primary dataset: LBNL Tracking the Sun 2024 release. Counts represent records in the source release, not a complete statewide census.