Tampa Bay Solar
Veteran owned, Tampa Bay only. Local rather than a statewide sales operation. Serving Lakeland Electric customers across Hillsborough, Pinellas, Pasco, Manatee.
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Lakeland Electric credits excess solar at the full retail rate, which puts it among the better municipal utilities in Florida for rooftop solar.
Why this is worth an afternoon
The credit is the whole return
Panels only pay for themselves if the power you overproduce at midday comes back to you after dark. That exchange is net metering, and it is what turns a roof into an asset instead of an expense.
Rates only move one way
Florida electricity prices have climbed steadily for a decade. A fixed solar payment against a rising utility rate is the actual bet, and every year of waiting is a year of the old price you cannot get back.
The federal credit is real money
A residential clean energy credit is available on your federal return, and battery storage can qualify alongside the panels. Your installer will tell you what your system qualifies for. Confirm it with your tax preparer.
Backup is the part people actually feel
Panels alone shut off in an outage. Paired with a battery the house keeps running through hurricane season, which in Florida is the benefit that gets talked about over the fence.
We are a referral service, not an installer, and we are not affiliated with Lakeland Electric. Tampa Bay Solar does not pay us for placement. Savings depend on your roof, your usage, and your utility’s current tariff. Nobody can quote you a real number without looking at your bill.
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