The business models that have made solar systems financially viable for millions of homeowners in california new england and elsewhere around the country are largely illegal in florida virginia.
States where solar panels are illegal.
It appears that disconnecting from the power grid in alabama is illegal.
Further fpl doesn t mandate that solar panels power down if the grid goes offline in a crisis.
They do offer net metering to sell back excess solar.
However there are no state mandated policies so the price is negotiated with the power company.
But not every state allows residents to install solar panels or to disconnect from the power grid entirely.
Here are some key.
On top of this alabama power charges a high over 5 per kilowatt fee for using solar.
Florida statute actually makes it unlawful for any entity block residents from having solar panels.
It is legal to install solar panels sometimes with a permit on your home and not use conventional power in all 50 states.
Texas and florida for example rank second and third for potential in the u s but rank 12 th and 14 th in terms of how much distributed solar power they actually produce.
Here are some key actions these states which also include alabama georgia indiana michigan oklahoma tennessee virginia and wisconsin take that prevent solar growth.
So what about florida even with this the math works better in states that support solar with rules that force local utilities to buy excess power from rooftop solar systems known as distributed.