Clay Electric Cooperative
Fourteen counties across north central Florida.
- Type
- Cooperative
- Accounts
- 185K
What they credit you
Wholesale rate
Published termsClay enrols new solar members in an avoided cost net billing programme. Excess generation is bought back at the current QF-1 wholesale rate rather than the retail rate you pay.
- Month to month
- Credits appear on the following bill.
Published terms · checked 2026-08-23 · source
Battery backup is mandatory
in Clay Electric territory.
Clay enrols new solar members in an avoided cost net billing programme. Excess generation is bought back at the current QF-1 wholesale rate rather than the retail rate you pay.
That makes selling power to the grid close to pointless here. The entire return has to come from using your own production instead of exporting it, and after dark the only way to do that is to have stored it. That is what a battery does.
So we treat it as a requirement, not an upgrade. We will not refer you for a panels-only system in Clay Electric territory, and you should be sceptical of anyone who quotes you one without raising storage first.
Our referral policy, not a legal or utility requirement
What your installer should be telling you
Systems interconnected before 1 May 2022 were grandfathered into the old banked net meter programme until 2037. If you bought a house with existing panels, ask Clay which programme the account is on. It is worth real money.
Clay Electric net metering questions
- Does Clay Electric offer one for one net metering?
- No. Clay enrols new solar members in an avoided cost net billing programme. Excess generation is bought back at the current QF-1 wholesale rate rather than the retail rate you pay.
- What does Clay Electric pay for power sent back to the grid?
- Wholesale rate. Clay enrols new solar members in an avoided cost net billing programme. Excess generation is bought back at the current QF-1 wholesale rate rather than the retail rate you pay.
- Do I need a battery with Clay Electric?
- Yes, and we treat it as mandatory. Because Clay Electric does not credit exports one for one, selling power back is close to pointless. The return has to come from using your own production instead, which after dark means storage. We do not refer panels-only systems in Clay Electric territory. This is our referral policy, not a legal or utility requirement.
- How do I find my Clay Electric bill?
- Sign in at clayelectric.com or open the Clay Electric app. Open Billing, then Billing history. Download the most recent statement. A screenshot showing your total and kWh is fine. If you cannot get to it, a rough guess at your average monthly amount is enough to start.
- What is the catch with Clay Electric?
- Systems interconnected before 1 May 2022 were grandfathered into the old banked net meter programme until 2037. If you bought a house with existing panels, ask Clay which programme the account is on. It is worth real money.
Installers serving Clay Electric customers
Pick one. Only the company you choose receives your details, and only that company calls you.
- Superior SolarVerified localBattery4.9GoogleLong running Central and North Florida installer covering both Orlando and Jacksonville.Orange, Duval, Seminole, Volusia, Brevard
- Solar BearVerified localBattery4.6GoogleStatewide coverage from Tampa and Jacksonville bases.Hillsborough, Pinellas, Duval, Orange, Polk
- Go Solar PowerVerified localBatteryRating not yet checkedHolds solar, electrical, roofing and building licences, so the whole job stays with one contractor.Lee, Collier, Charlotte, Miami-Dade, Broward, Hillsborough, Alachua, Marion, Leon, Escambia
- PPM SolarVerified localBatteryRating not yet checkedGainesville since 2009, past a thousand installs. Storage as well as rooftop.Alachua, Marion, Levy, Columbia, Gilchrist
- Pure Energy SolarVerified localBatteryRating not yet checkedGainesville and Ocala, fifteen years in. Battery backup is core work rather than an add on.Alachua, Marion, Columbia, Levy
- Solar ImpactVerified localBatteryRating not yet checkedNorth Central Florida, residential and commercial.Alachua, Marion, Leon, Columbia
These are real companies operating in Clay Electric territory, ordered by their Google rating where we have one. None of them pays us for placement. Pick the one you want and we will call you to arrange it.
Check any Florida contractor licence yourself at the state register. Do that before you sign anything, with any company, including ours.