Florida solar in numbers, 2024
Every figure below is computed by us from the Form EIA-861 annual files. Ranks are out of 51 jurisdictions, highest first.
| Measure | Florida | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| Households with a metered rooftop system289,774 systems across 10,443,373 residential accounts | 2.77% | 19th of 51 |
| Average system sizeNational average 6.74 kW | 8.88 kW | 6th of 51 |
| Residential priceDerived average across the state, not a tariff | 14.14¢/kWh | 33rd of 51 |
| Consumption per accountWhat a system here is typically sized against | 13,250 kWh/yr | 5th of 51 |
| Systems with a battery3,120 paired systems | 1.08% | 28th of 51 |
| Third-party ownedLeased or under a power purchase agreement | 13.5% | 19th of 51 |
| Five-year growth39,146 systems added in 2024 | 38.9%/yr | 8th of 51 |
| Installed capacityResidential net-metered capacity | 2,572.1 MW | — |
What the adoption figure means
Adoption sits comfortably above the national middle, so there is generally a working installer market to choose between.
Residential electricity in Florida averaged 14.14¢ per kilowatt-hour in 2024, 33rd of 51 and below the national average of 16.48¢. Prices are close to the national middle, so the export rate your particular utility offers usually decides the outcome rather than the retail rate. Prices and adoption across all 51.
System size and consumption
The average Florida system was 8.88 kW in 2024, ranking 6th of 51. Households consumed an average of 13,250 kilowatt-hours a year (5th of 51) — the figure a system here is sized against.
Size your own system from your own kilowatt-hours, not from this average — how to do that.
Who owns the systems
13.5% of Florida systems were third-party owned in 2024 — leased or under a power purchase agreement rather than owned by the householder. That is 19th of 51.
Third-party ownership is common, so leases and PPAs will be presented alongside purchase. Who claims the federal credit · ownership across all 51.
Battery attachment
1.08% of Florida solar systems were paired with a battery in 2024, 28th of 51 — 3,120 paired systems.
Attachment is around the middle — storage is a live option here rather than a default. Attachment across all 51 · does a battery belong in your project.
Where the market is going
Florida added 39,146 systems in 2024 and has grown at 38.9% a year over five years, 8th of 51. Where growth has turned.
Solar companies and licensing in Florida
We checked 76 Florida solar companies against the state licence register. 1.3% did not hold a current licence at the time of checking — 1 expired.
How to verify a licence before you sign.
Method
Figures are computed by HyreSolar from the Form EIA-861 2024 annual files — net-metered residential systems only, penetration counted against residential accounts, sizes as means. EIA publishes the inputs, not these ratios. Full methodology and the underlying CSV.
None of these figures is an estimate for your property. What to work through before you talk to anyone.
Common questions
How many homes in Florida have solar?
289,774 residential net-metered systems were recorded in Florida in 2024, against 10,443,373 residential electricity accounts — 2.77% of households, 19th of 51 jurisdictions. That is a HyreSolar calculation from Form EIA-861.
What size solar system is typical in Florida?
The average net-metered residential system in Florida was 8.88 kW in 2024, against a national average of 6.74 kW. Your own system should be sized from twelve months of your kilowatt-hours and your usable roof, not from a state average.
Do people in Florida add batteries to solar?
1.08% of Florida systems were paired with storage in 2024, 28th of 51. Battery attachment tracks outage frequency and export rules more than it tracks sunshine.
Is Florida a good state for solar?
On the measures we can compute: residential electricity averages 14.14¢/kWh (33rd of 51), households use 13,250 kWh a year (5th of 51), and 2.77% have installed a system (19th of 51). Retail price and export rules move the answer far more than sunshine does, and both are set by your specific utility rather than by the state.
Source: US EIA, Form EIA-861, 2024 final release, retrieved 2 September 2026. Figures marked as a HyreSolar calculation are derived by us and are not official EIA statistics.