Solar Atlas · Florida
Is solar worth it in Orlando, FL?
A 7 kWdc rooftop array in Orlando makes about 10,811 kWh a year (NLR PVWatts, modeled) and pays back in 23.8 years at Orlando Utilities Comm’s 15.8¢/kWh residential rate (2026 est.), with no federal credit. Exports follow OUC TruNet Solar (Community Solar Energy Rate).
28.54°N · 10.2–13.8 h daylight · site signature
- Production
- 1,544 kWh per kWdc per year · capacity factor 17.6% AC
- Residential rate
- 15.8¢/kWh · Orlando Utilities Comm
- Exported solar
- OUC TruNet Solar (Community Solar Energy Rate) · 5.47¢/kWh
- Climate
- humid subtropical (Köppen Cfa) · 22.8 °C mean, 1,307 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-861 2024 utility average × EIA state trend · 2026 est. · EIA Florida average Jan–Jul 2026 15.3¢ · utility’s EIA-861 2024 average 15.2¢
Source: Orlando Utilities Commission customers whose solar interconnection was completed after 2025-06-30 · checked 2026-09-25
Source: NOAA NCEI Climate Normals 1991–2020, ORLANDO INTL AP, FL US (13 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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