Does Ocala Electric Utility pay for excess solar power?

Power you use on site saves the full retail rate; power you export is credited at about 5.00¢ per kWh, well below retail, and credits offset energy charges only with any balance deleted each December.

How big a solar system can I net-meter with Ocala Electric Utility?

Systems up to 2000 kW AC qualify for net metering.

Does Ocala Electric Utility have a demand charge?

Ocala Electric Utility has no residential demand charge, so every kWh solar offsets saves the full energy rate.

What would solar cost and save for a typical Ocala Electric Utility home?

For a electrically heated home using about 1100 kWh a month, a net-zero system is about 9 kW, costs roughly $19,440 to $23,760 installed, saves $944 to $1,078 in the first year, and pays back in 15.4 to 20.3 years at 2.7% a year rate growth. Your address gives a real figure in about a minute.

What federal incentives apply in 2026?

Florida exempts solar equipment from sales tax and keeps the value it adds off your property-tax bill, and both are already in these figures. Business-owned systems, including rental property, qualify for the 30% federal investment credit (Section 48E) and bonus depreciation when placed in service by the end of 2027; tax-exempt owners receive the 30% as cash. Not tax advice.

Where do these numbers come from?

The rate figures are read from Ocala Electric Utility's own published schedule and net-metering policy (linked under Sources), last checked November 1, 2026. The worked example runs the same engine as the estimator, using a production reference for Ocala and Florida installed-cost data. If you spot an error, email us and we will correct it.

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Solar with Ocala Electric Utility

Ocala Electric Utility members pay 12.9¢ per kWh and no demand charge; a typical home's solar pays back in about 18 years.

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Energy rate

12.9¢/kWh

flat rate

Fixed charge

$20/mo

$20 minimum bill

Demand charge

None

every offset kWh saves the full rate

Net-metering limit

2000 kW AC

exports paid at wholesale

Residential schedule effective March 1, 2024; checked November 1, 2026. Sources.

What this means for solar

Power you use on site saves the full retail rate; power you export is credited at about 5.00¢ per kWh, well below retail, and credits offset energy charges only with any balance deleted each December.
Ocala Electric Utility has no residential demand charge, so every kWh solar offsets saves the full energy rate.
Systems up to 2000 kW AC qualify for net metering; above that, capacity would run without export credit.

A typical home: 1100 kWh a month, electric heat

Net-zero system

9 kW

1466 kWh per kW per year

Installed cost

as low as$19,440

up to $23,760

First-year savings

up to$1,078

at least $944

Payback

as low as15.4 yrs

15.4–20.3 yrs at 2.7%/yr

Best-case figures with the range shown; Florida's tax exemptions included. Production reference: Ocala. Your roof, usage and heating change every number, which is what the estimate is for.

Full schedule and net-metering rules

Fixed charge: $20 per month; minimum bill $20
Energy: 12.94¢ all kWh
Net metering: Sheet 17.1 (eff. Jan 28 2020): exported kWh credited each cycle at FMPA's quarterly 'ARP $/kWh Renewable Generation Credit Rate' (value not published; 5c including the demand credit is an estimate) plus a demand credit at OEU's invoiced demand rate; credits carry up to 12 months; 'In the last billing cycle of each calendar year, any unused excess energy credits shall be paid'. Tiers 10 kW / 100 kW / 2 MW; Tier 3 study deposit.
Notes: Latest tariff located; ocalafl.gov blocked automated access, so any 2025-2026 rate or PCA resolution could not be checked. Schedule A also lists a 'Solar Rate Adder' 0.016 and 'Net Metering Demand Credit (0.030)'.
Effective: March 1, 2024; checked November 1, 2026

Questions members ask

Does Ocala Electric Utility pay for excess solar power?: Power you use on site saves the full retail rate; power you export is credited at about 5.00¢ per kWh, well below retail, and credits offset energy charges only with any balance deleted each December.
How big a solar system can I net-meter with Ocala Electric Utility?: Systems up to 2000 kW AC qualify for net metering.
Does Ocala Electric Utility have a demand charge?: Ocala Electric Utility has no residential demand charge, so every kWh solar offsets saves the full energy rate.
What would solar cost and save for a typical Ocala Electric Utility home?: For a electrically heated home using about 1100 kWh a month, a net-zero system is about 9 kW, costs roughly $19,440 to $23,760 installed, saves $944 to $1,078 in the first year, and pays back in 15.4 to 20.3 years at 2.7% a year rate growth. Your address gives a real figure in about a minute.
What federal incentives apply in 2026?: Florida exempts solar equipment from sales tax and keeps the value it adds off your property-tax bill, and both are already in these figures. Business-owned systems, including rental property, qualify for the 30% federal investment credit (Section 48E) and bonus depreciation when placed in service by the end of 2027; tax-exempt owners receive the 30% as cash. Not tax advice.
Where do these numbers come from?: The rate figures are read from Ocala Electric Utility's own published schedule and net-metering policy (linked under Sources), last checked November 1, 2026. The worked example runs the same engine as the estimator, using a production reference for Ocala and Florida installed-cost data. If you spot an error, email us and we will correct it.

Service area

Ocala Electric Utility's service territory (highlighted). Hover a region to see its utility.

Solar by city in Ocala Electric Utility's area: Ocala. All Florida cities.

Other Florida utilities: JEA (Jacksonville), Orlando Utilities Commission (OUC), Lakeland Electric, Gainesville Regional Utilities (GRU), City of Tallahassee Utilities, Kissimmee Utility Authority (KUA). All 34 utilities.

Sources

Every figure on this page comes from the documents below. We print the schedule’s effective date and the date we last read it; when a utility publishes nothing, we say so instead of guessing quietly.

Residential rate schedule: fixed charge, energy rate
Ocala Electric Utility Sheet 7.0 RS eff. March 1 2024 (Resolution 2024-10, PSC Doc 10060-2024): customer $20.00; power supply $0.07789 + transmission $0.00635 + distribution $0.01702 = usage $0.10126/kWh; Power Cost Adjustment $0.02815/kWh (Resolution 2024-11) => $0.12941.
Effective March 1, 2024 · Checked November 1, 2026 · Read from the primary source
Net-metering / distributed-generation policy
Sheet 17.1 (eff. Jan 28 2020): exported kWh credited each cycle at FMPA's quarterly 'ARP $/kWh Renewable Generation Credit Rate' (value not published; 5c including the demand credit is an estimate) plus a demand credit at OEU's invoiced demand rate; credits carry up to 12 months; 'In the last billing cycle of each calendar year, any unused excess energy credits shall be paid'. Tiers 10 kW / 100 kW / 2 MW; Tier 3 study deposit.
Checked November 1, 2026 · Not verified: placeholder figures
Service territory on the map
HIFLD Electric Retail Service Territories (U.S. DHS / Oak Ridge National Laboratory), Florida subset, 2020 vintage; boundaries are coarse at town edges
Checked November 1, 2026 · Read from the primary source
Worked example: production, installed cost, savings and payback
Florida Solar Estimate engine: PVGIS-ERA5-based production reference for Ocala (1466 kWh per kW per year after shading and soiling and orientation), installed-cost ladder (Florida cash-price range, Oct 2026), 2.7%/yr rate escalation and 0.5%/yr panel degradation
Checked November 1, 2026 · Read from the primary source

Ocala Electric Utility's net-metering terms are not published; the common Florida co-op pattern is assumed until confirmed.

Spot an error or a rate change? Email mtsolarestimate@gmail.com. How the estimate itself is built: methodology.

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