Florida solar leads

How much sun reaches Florida rooftops

NREL’s PVWatts model, now run by the National Laboratory of the Rockies, estimates the solar radiation that reaches a solar array from typical-year weather data. For Jacksonville, the state’s largest city by the Census Bureau’s July 1, 2025 estimates, it gives 5.43 kWh per square meter per day (checked October 9, 2026).

How the number was made: the PVWatts version 8 default system (a fixed, open-rack array facing south at a 20-degree tilt) at the city’s Census gazetteer point, using the National Solar Radiation Database typical year. Other cities and roof angles give different figures; the value is a common yardstick, not a forecast for any home.

Net metering in Florida

Florida’s net metering rule is set by the Public Service Commission in Rule 25-6.065 of the Florida Administrative Code, effective April 7, 2008 (checked October 9, 2026). It applies to the state’s investor-owned utilities and to customer-owned renewable systems of up to 2 MW. Under subsection (8), electricity a system sends to the grid beyond the customer’s own use in a billing cycle is credited to the next month’s bill; credits carry forward for up to twelve months, and any unused credits are paid out at the end of the calendar year at the utility’s as-available energy rate.

The same rule sorts systems into three interconnection tiers: up to 10 kW, above 10 kW to 100 kW, and above 100 kW to 2 MW. For Tier 1, the utility may not charge application fees beyond those other customers pay and may not require liability insurance. A buyer working with installers can use the tier to tell residential projects from larger commercial ones.

How Florida law treats solar equipment

Two Florida statutes touch home solar directly (both checked October 9, 2026). Section 193.624 says that, on residential property, the just value a renewable energy source device adds may not be counted when the property is assessed; photovoltaic modules, inverters and storage systems are named in the definition. Section 212.08(7)(hh) exempts solar energy systems and their components from sales tax, using a list of equipment certified by the Florida Solar Energy Center.

Neither statute sets a dollar amount, and this page states none. How either rule applies to a given home is a question for a tax professional.

Florida counties by owner-occupied detached homes

The ten counties with the most owner-occupied single-family detached homes, with each county’s owner-occupied homes and the detached share of them. Source: ACS 5-year 2020-2024, table B25032 at county level. The table describes the housing only; it says nothing about where leads come from.

The coastal counties of South Florida have the most owner homes but the lowest detached shares in the ten, 60.2% in Broward and 62.0% in Palm Beach in the 2020-2024 ACS county data, while Duval (84.7%) and Orange (82.6%) are mostly houses.

What Florida solar buyers filter on

Solar buyers usually set filters on a handful of fields from the lead. In Florida, these tie back to the facts above:

• Homeowner status: owners sign for a system; see the owner-occupied detached homes above.
• Project type: the kind of solar project the homeowner asked about; the exact options are set when the solar form is finalized.
• Timeframe: whether the homeowner wants a system soon or is researching.
• ZIP code: buyers choose the ZIP codes their installers can reach, using the county table as a guide to housing type.

The filters for Florida solar leads are agreed with each buyer during onboarding. Exclusive or shared routing for solar leads is agreed with each buyer during onboarding. The field list is on the sample solar lead.

Request Florida solar leads

Email us the Florida ZIP codes you cover, your daily volume or caps and how you take delivery. ReturnReturnA buyer's request for credit on a lead that fails agreed standards, such as a disconnected number, a duplicate or a lead outside the filters. Glossary terms are agreed on the onboarding call, before you go live.