Database of State Incentives for Renewables & Efficiency
NOTE: This information was obtained from the Database of State Incentives for Renewables & Efficiency and is reprinted here at Darianestates.com. . More specifics may be obtained at http://www.dsireusa.org/

This information is current as of 06/03/2009
 
Solar Energy Systems Incentive Program - Summary:
 
Note: Due to the waiting list roll-over from FY 2007-2008, the program budget for FY 2008-2009 incentives has already been exhausted. The state is currently accepting applications for funding that might be appropriated in FY 2009-2010. If the program is funded for the next fiscal year, the approved applications will be awarded a rebate based on the order in which they were received. FY 2009-2010 is the last year of the solar rebate program and the last year the program could be funded under current authorizing statute.  
 
Florida's Solar Energy System Incentives Program was established in June 2006 (SB 888) to provide financial incentives for the purchase and installation of solar energy systems from July 1, 2006, through June 20, 2010. A total of $2.5 million was available for FY 2006-2007; $3.5 million was available for FY 2007-2008, and $5 million is available for FY 2008-09.  
 
The program, administered by the Department of Environmental Protection (DEP), provides rebates to Florida residents, businesses, non-profits and public facilities that purchase and install new photovoltaic (PV) systems two kilowatts (kW) or larger in capacity, solar water heating systems that provide at least 50% of a building's hot water consumption, and a solar thermal pool heaters.  
 
The incentive amounts for each solar technology are as follows:  
 
Solar PV Systems
  • Residential: $4/watt DC, up to $20,000  
     
  • Commercial, Non-profit, Multi-Family and Public Facilities: $4/watt DC, up to $100,000
Solar Water Heating Systems
  • Residential: $500 per installation  
     
  • Commercial, Non-profit, Multi-Family and Public Facilities: $15 per 1,000 BTU per day, up to $5,000 (BTUs must be metered)
Solar Thermal Pool Heaters
  • $100 per installation
Applications for the rebate must be made within 90 days after purchase of the solar energy equipment.  
 
Matthew Stamatoff
Department of Environmental Protection
Florida Energy Office
2600 Blairstone Road MS #19
Tallahassee, FL 32399-2400
Phone: (850) 245-5993
E-Mail: matthew.stamatoff@dep.state.fl.us
Web site: http://www.dep.state.fl.us/energy/