Gainesville Regional Utilities
Gainesville and parts of Alachua County.
- Type
- Municipal
- Accounts
- 100K
What they credit you
Reduced for new systems
Published termsIn April 2024 the GRU Authority voted to lower what GRU pays for power exported from home solar. Existing solar owners were not affected, but anyone installing since then is on the revised billing method.
Published terms · checked 2026-08-23 · source
Battery backup is mandatory
in GRU territory.
In April 2024 the GRU Authority voted to lower what GRU pays for power exported from home solar. Existing solar owners were not affected, but anyone installing since then is on the revised billing method.
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 GRU 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
Get the current export rate from GRU in writing before you sign. This one moved recently and the published figures lag the board decisions.
GRU net metering questions
- Does GRU offer one for one net metering?
- No. In April 2024 the GRU Authority voted to lower what GRU pays for power exported from home solar. Existing solar owners were not affected, but anyone installing since then is on the revised billing method.
- What does GRU pay for power sent back to the grid?
- Reduced for new systems. In April 2024 the GRU Authority voted to lower what GRU pays for power exported from home solar. Existing solar owners were not affected, but anyone installing since then is on the revised billing method.
- Do I need a battery with GRU?
- Yes, and we treat it as mandatory. Because GRU 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 GRU territory. This is our referral policy, not a legal or utility requirement.
- How do I find my GRU bill?
- Sign in at gru.com. Open Billing and usage, then Bill history. Download the latest statement. Or screenshot the summary showing your total and kWh. If you cannot get to it, a rough guess at your average monthly amount is enough to start.
- What is the catch with GRU?
- Get the current export rate from GRU in writing before you sign. This one moved recently and the published figures lag the board decisions.
Installers serving GRU customers
Pick one. Only the company you choose receives your details, and only that company calls you.
- 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 GRU 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.