Orlando Utilities Commission interconnection requirements: tiers, fees and insurance

How the size is measured

gross power rating: the total manufacturer AC nameplate generating capacity, which for inverter based systems OUC calculates by multiplying the total installed DC nameplate generating capacity by 0.85 to account for losses in the conversion from DC to AC.

Size bands and what each one obliges

Tier 1 Size 0 to 10 kW	No application fee. Insurance is recommended rather than required. Interconnection application No fee
Tier 2 Size 10.001 to 100 kW	A $340 application fee applies and general liability insurance of not less than $1,000,000 is required. $340 application fee $1,000,000 general liability insurance
Tier 3 Size 100.001 to 2000 kW	A $1,300 application fee applies, insurance of not less than $2,000,000 is required with proof initially and annually, and OUC may require a system study. $1,300 application fee $2,000,000 general liability insurance, proven annually Possible system study

Tier 1 Size 0 to 10 kW

No application fee. Insurance is recommended rather than required.

Interconnection application
No fee

Tier 2 Size 10.001 to 100 kW

A $340 application fee applies and general liability insurance of not less than $1,000,000 is required.

$340 application fee
$1,000,000 general liability insurance

Tier 3 Size 100.001 to 2000 kW

A $1,300 application fee applies, insurance of not less than $2,000,000 is required with proof initially and annually, and OUC may require a system study.

$1,300 application fee
$2,000,000 general liability insurance, proven annually
Possible system study

The screens that decide it

Within the 2 MW ceiling Limit 2000 kW.
OUC interconnection requirements cover systems of 2 MW and less. Above that, contact OUC before designing further.
Aggregate generation under 15 percent of peak load on the reclosing device 15 percent of line section peak load, a figure only the utility holds.
Where aggregate generation exceeds 15 percent of the peak load on any automatic reclosing device, OUC requires transfer trip and reclose blocking. That is real equipment cost. Only OUC holds the peak load figure, so ask before you quote.

Ask the utility this, before you sell it

What is the rating of the service currently provided at this address? The gross power rating may not exceed 90 percent of it, and the customer pays for any upgrade.
What is this customer annual kilowatt hour consumption? OUC will not approve a system designed to offset more than all of it.
Is this interconnection eligible for the grandfathered full retail TruNet rate, or the later Community Solar Energy Rate?
If a battery is included, will taking the storage rebate forfeit the full retail rate?

Worth knowing before you quote

OUC caps the system at 100 percent of annual consumption, not 115 percent, and separately at 90 percent of the service rating. Neither can be evaluated without customer specific data, so both are asked rather than scored. Full retail net metering is grandfathered only for systems interconnected by 30 June 2025. Adding a meter collar after interconnection approval is not permitted and requires a separate application.

Source

OUC Interconnection Requirements for All Renewable Generation Systems 2 MW and Less, Appendix A, effective 1 January 2025

Read and recorded 2026-09-12. Municipal utility. Not bound by Florida Administrative Code Rule 25-6.065, which applies to investor owned utilities. Sets its own interconnection terms.

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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