Florida Power and Light net metering: tiers, fees and insurance

How the size is measured

gross power rating: the total manufacturer AC nameplate generating capacity of the renewable generation system. For inverter based systems the AC nameplate generating capacity is calculated by multiplying the total installed DC nameplate generating capacity by 0.85 to account for losses during the conversion from DC to AC. The inverter own rating does not determine the tier, so sizing to the Tier 1 boundary means a DC ceiling of 11.764 kW.

Size bands and what each one obliges

Tier 1 Size 0 to 10 kW	No application fee and no liability insurance requirement. Standard interconnection agreement
Tier 2 Size 10.001 to 100 kW	A $400 application fee applies and liability insurance of no less than $1,000,000 is required. $400 application fee $1,000,000 liability insurance
Tier 3 Size 100.001 to 2000 kW	A $1,000 application fee applies and liability insurance of no less than $2,000,000 is required. If the fast track screens are not passed, a $2,000 interconnection study fee is charged and refunded down to actual cost. $1,000 application fee $2,000,000 liability insurance $2,000 interconnection study fee if the fast track screens are not passed

Tier 1 Size 0 to 10 kW

No application fee and no liability insurance requirement.

Standard interconnection agreement

Tier 2 Size 10.001 to 100 kW

A $400 application fee applies and liability insurance of no less than $1,000,000 is required.

$400 application fee
$1,000,000 liability insurance

Tier 3 Size 100.001 to 2000 kW

A $1,000 application fee applies and liability insurance of no less than $2,000,000 is required. If the fast track screens are not passed, a $2,000 interconnection study fee is charged and refunded down to actual cost.

$1,000 application fee
$2,000,000 liability insurance
$2,000 interconnection study fee if the fast track screens are not passed

The screens that decide it

Within the 2 MW ceiling Limit 2000 kW.
In no event may the maximum output of the customer owned generation exceed 2 MW.
Below the size where a study can be required Limit 100 kW.
Above 100 kW the fast track screens are run, and failing them triggers a $2,000 interconnection study deposit. FPL returns screening results within 10 business days.

Ask the utility this, before you sell it

What is this customer annual kilowatt hour consumption? FPL requires the system to be estimated to produce less than 115 percent of it, and FPL is the only Florida investor owned utility that imposes such a test.
What is the utility distribution service rating at this address? The gross power rating may not exceed 90 percent of it.
Confirm the current queue time. FPL acknowledges or declares an application deficient within 10 business days and executes within 30 calendar days of a completed application.

Worth knowing before you quote

FPL is the only Florida investor owned utility publishing a percentage of annual consumption test, at 115 percent of estimated annual production against annual consumption. Batteries integrated with a renewable system may not export to the grid, stored energy is for the customer use only, standalone batteries are not net metered, and storage must be UL 1741 listed. Operating before the bidirectional meter is set is strictly prohibited. Physical inspections are completed within 30 calendar days of the customer executed agreement. FPL publishes no aggregate program cap.

Source

FPL net metering Tier 2 tariff Sheet 9.055 and Tier 3 tariff Sheet 9.065, with the published net metering guidelines

Read and recorded 2026-09-12. Investor owned utility under Florida Public Service Commission jurisdiction. Covers the former Gulf Power territory in northwest Florida, which publishes the same tiers, the same 0.85 conversion and the same consumption test.

All Florida interconnection rules

Size bands and what each one obliges

The screens that decide it

Ask the utility this, before you sell it

Worth knowing before you quote

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