Does Orlando Utilities Commission (OUC) pay for excess solar power?

Power you use on site saves the full retail rate; power you export is credited at about 5.47¢ per kWh, well below retail, and credits offset energy charges only.

How big a solar system can I net-meter with Orlando Utilities Commission (OUC)?

Systems up to 2000 kW AC qualify for net metering.

Does Orlando Utilities Commission (OUC) have a demand charge?

Orlando Utilities Commission (OUC) has no residential demand charge, so every kWh solar offsets saves the full energy rate.

What would solar cost and save for a typical Orlando Utilities Commission (OUC) home?

For a electrically heated home using about 1100 kWh a month, a net-zero system is about 9.2 kW, costs roughly $19,756 to $24,146 installed, saves $955 to $1,086 in the first year, and pays back in 15.5 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 Orlando Utilities Commission (OUC)'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 Orlando and Florida installed-cost data. If you spot an error, email us and we will correct it.

Municipal utility

Solar with Orlando Utilities Commission (OUC)

Orlando Utilities Commission (OUC) members pay 13.2¢ per kWh and no demand charge; a typical home's solar pays back in about 18 years.

See the numbers for your address

Energy rate

13.2¢/kWh

tiered by monthly use

Fixed charge

$24/mo

$24 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 November 1, 2026; 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 5.47¢ per kWh, well below retail, and credits offset energy charges only.
Orlando Utilities Commission (OUC) 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

9.2 kW

1440 kWh per kW per year

Installed cost

as low as$19,756

up to $24,146

First-year savings

up to$1,086

at least $955

Payback

as low as15.5 yrs

15.5–20.3 yrs at 2.7%/yr

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

Full schedule and net-metering rules

Fixed charge: $24 per month; minimum bill $24
Energy: 10.70¢ up to 1,000 kWh; 13.20¢ above that
Net metering: TruNet Solar (Sheet 3.500, eff. July 1 2025): all exported kWh credited monthly in dollars; applicants before July 1 2025 get non-fuel base + fuel (about retail energy) until June 30 2045; applicants on/after July 1 2025 got full retail only through Oct 31 2026, then the Community Solar Energy Rate (Sheet 5.925: levelized fuel + 0.7c = 5.467c) until June 30 2030, then levelized fuel (4.767c). Solar kWh bank retired Nov 1 2026 after a final true-up; monetary credits carry forward. Tier fees: Tier 1 (0-10 kW) none, Tier 2 $340, Tier 3 $1,300; insurance Tiers 2-3.
Notes: Revenue-neutral restructure Nov 1 2026 added the DemandLevel fixed charge ($5/$10/$15) and cut non-fuel energy from 6.783c/9.283c (Oct 2025 sheet). Larger homes with peaks above 8 kW pay $10 or $15. Fuel charge reviewed annually (fiscal year Oct 1).
Effective: November 1, 2026; checked November 1, 2026

Questions members ask

Does Orlando Utilities Commission (OUC) pay for excess solar power?: Power you use on site saves the full retail rate; power you export is credited at about 5.47¢ per kWh, well below retail, and credits offset energy charges only.
How big a solar system can I net-meter with Orlando Utilities Commission (OUC)?: Systems up to 2000 kW AC qualify for net metering.
Does Orlando Utilities Commission (OUC) have a demand charge?: Orlando Utilities Commission (OUC) has no residential demand charge, so every kWh solar offsets saves the full energy rate.
What would solar cost and save for a typical Orlando Utilities Commission (OUC) home?: For a electrically heated home using about 1100 kWh a month, a net-zero system is about 9.2 kW, costs roughly $19,756 to $24,146 installed, saves $955 to $1,086 in the first year, and pays back in 15.5 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 Orlando Utilities Commission (OUC)'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 Orlando and Florida installed-cost data. If you spot an error, email us and we will correct it.

Service area

Orlando Utilities Commission (OUC)'s service territory (highlighted). Hover a region to see its utility.

Other Florida utilities: JEA (Jacksonville), Lakeland Electric, Gainesville Regional Utilities (GRU), City of Tallahassee Utilities, Kissimmee Utility Authority (KUA), Ocala Electric Utility. 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
OUC Sheet 5.100 RS eff. Nov 1 2026 (PSC Doc 04010-2026): Customer Charge $18.50 plus a DemandLevel charge of $5 (<8 kW) / $10 (8-<12 kW) / $15 (>=12 kW) on the month's maximum 15-minute kW, modeled here as the $5 level (fixed $23.50); Non-Fuel Base 5.935c (first 1,000)/8.435c (additional). Fuel Charge Sheet 5.010 (Tariff Book eff. Jan 1 2026): RS 4.767c. Sum 10.702c/13.202c.
Effective November 1, 2026 · Checked November 1, 2026 · Read from the primary source
Net-metering / distributed-generation policy
TruNet Solar (Sheet 3.500, eff. July 1 2025): all exported kWh credited monthly in dollars; applicants before July 1 2025 get non-fuel base + fuel (about retail energy) until June 30 2045; applicants on/after July 1 2025 got full retail only through Oct 31 2026, then the Community Solar Energy Rate (Sheet 5.925: levelized fuel + 0.7c = 5.467c) until June 30 2030, then levelized fuel (4.767c). Solar kWh bank retired Nov 1 2026 after a final true-up; monetary credits carry forward. Tier fees: Tier 1 (0-10 kW) none, Tier 2 $340, Tier 3 $1,300; insurance Tiers 2-3.
Checked November 1, 2026 · Read from the primary source
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 Orlando (1440 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

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

Your address, your numbers

Roof, usage and heating change everything above. The estimate takes about a minute and asks for no contact details.