Solar Atlas · Florida
Is solar worth it in Miami, FL?
A 7 kWdc rooftop array in Miami makes about 10,862 kWh a year (NLR PVWatts, modeled) and pays back in 15.6 years at Florida Power & Light Co’s 14.7¢/kWh residential rate (Aug 2025–Jul 2026), with no federal credit. Exports follow Florida investor-owned utility net metering.
25.76°N · 10.4–13.6 h daylight · site signature
- Production
- 1,552 kWh per kWdc per year · capacity factor 17.7% AC
- Residential rate
- 14.7¢/kWh · Florida Power & Light Co
- Exported solar
- Florida investor-owned utility net metering · credited at retail
- Climate
- tropical monsoon (Köppen Am) · 25.2 °C mean, 1,712 mm/yr
Source: NLR PVWatts v8.5.0 (NSRDB PSM V3 GOES tmy-2020 3.2.0) — 1 kW, tilt 20°, azimuth 180°, roof mount, 14% losses · fetched 2026-09-24 · modeled, not metered
Source: EIA-861M utility average · Aug 2025–Jul 2026 · EIA Florida average Jan–Jul 2026 15.3¢ · utility’s EIA-861 2024 average 13.7¢
Source: Customers of Florida investor-owned utilities (e.g. FPL, Duke Energy Florida, TECO) · checked 2026-09-24
Source: NOAA NCEI Climate Normals 1991–2020, MIAMI INTL AP, FL US (13.1 km away) · fetched 2026-09-24
No federal credit: the homeowner credit (§25D) ended for systems installed after 2025-12-31. A lease or PPA price may reflect the lessor’s §48E credit. 26 U.S.C. §25D(h) and (e)(8)(A) · policy as of 2026-09-24
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The payback calculator runs hourly PVWatts at your address. The Modeler opens a grid-tied home at Miami. A business goes to the Quote Studio with the 11.2¢/kWh commercial rate.