FL ENERGY GUIDE
Home Energy Independence Plan for Florida
Florida's hurricane season brings the highest outage risk in the nation. Hurricanes can cause outages lasting days to weeks. Even tropical storms regularly knock out power to hundreds of thousands of homes.
Florida Grid Reliability
Reliability Score
4/10Moderate Risk
Avg. Outages / Year
1.8Avg. Duration
10hAvg. Electricity Rate
15.9¢per kWh · Source: EIA 2026-01
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Primary Outage Risks in Florida
Hurricane season (Jun-Nov)
Tropical storms
Flooding
Extreme heat
Florida Energy Sources
Natural Gas74%
Solar8%
Nuclear12%
Coal4%
Petroleum2%
Source: U.S. Energy Information Administration
FloridaIncentives & Rebates
Florida has a property tax exemption for residential solar systems and no state income tax. 30% federal tax credit applies. Sales tax exemption on solar equipment.
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