Four vetted installers serve Orlando, and the right one depends on a single fact most quotes skip: whether your meter belongs to OUC or to Duke Energy. The two utilities credit exported power differently, so the same roof pencils out differently on each side of the line. Start by finding your utility on your bill, then hold every quote against it.
Orlando buys more air conditioning than almost any city in the Northeast markets we cover, and the bills show it: the typical Florida household runs about 1,104 kWh a month, roughly double a Connecticut home. That is why solar math that looks marginal up north clears easily here, and why an oversized sales quote can hide so much markup. This page names the 4 companies we recommend, what each is actually good at, and the questions that separate an Orlando installer from an Orlando sales office.
Orlando’s Two-Utility Split: OUC or Duke Decides Your Payback
Most of the city proper is served by OUC, the municipal Orlando Utilities Commission. Much of the surrounding Orange County suburbs, and pockets inside the metro, belong to Duke Energy Florida. The distinction is not cosmetic:
- Duke Energy Florida is an investor-owned utility, so its net metering runs under the Florida Public Service Commission’s rule and credits exported energy against your usage at the retail rate.
- OUC is municipal. It writes its own interconnection and export-credit terms, and municipal terms can change by a council decision rather than a state proceeding. An installer quoting an OUC roof should be able to show you OUC’s current export treatment on paper, not describe “Florida net metering” in general.
A quote that never names your utility was built on a template. That is the first thing to check, before price. The second is the sticker itself: Florida’s competitive installed price is $2.39 per watt before incentives, the lowest band among our covered states, so an 8 kW Orlando system should land near $19,100 before extras. Quotes far above that need a named reason: batteries, a tile roof, or a re-roof bundled in.
The 4 Solar Companies We Recommend in Orlando, FL
Every company below publishes its Florida contractor licences on its own site, and every licence number is recorded in our verification register. Nobody paid to appear.
Solaria Solar & Roofing
Family-owned and based on John Young Parkway, which matters twice in Orlando: crews are minutes away, and the company holds both a roofing licence and an electrical licence. On a Florida roof, where the covering and the array age under the same sun and the same storms, one contractor owning both trades removes the classic finger-pointing when something leaks.
SunVena Solar
Headquartered in Sanford in neighboring Seminole County, SunVena publishes the deepest warranty stack on this list: labor, panels, inverter, roof penetrations and power production, all at 25 years. Ask for the production guarantee’s kWh number for your specific design and hold the system to it.
ESD Solar
Tampa-based ESD installs across Florida and four other states, which puts real volume behind its crews without the call-center layer national brands add. For Orlando homes, its value is straightforward: an experienced Florida installer a highway away, competitive on price when quotes are gathered properly.
Momentum Solar
Momentum runs its own installation crews rather than subcontracting, and its Florida operation carries the scheduling depth a smaller shop cannot always match in peak season. The tradeoff is a national sales process: take its quote, then make it name your utility and your export rate like everyone else.
Comparing Orlando, FL Solar Installers Side by Side
Company | Crew base and distance | Roof work included | Published warranty depth |
|---|---|---|---|
Solaria Solar & Roofing | Orlando, in the city | Yes, licensed roofer | 25-yr + 30-yr SolarInsure |
SunVena Solar | Sanford, about 25 miles | Roof penetrations covered 25 yrs | 25-yr on five components |
ESD Solar | Tampa, about 85 miles | Solar and roofing | Published per project |
Momentum Solar | National, FL operations | No, solar only | 25-yr workmanship |
Whichever name you start with, your OUC or Duke status, your roof’s age and the $2.39 per watt benchmark are all checkable before anyone visits. Enter your ZIP code and we will run your address against them.
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Wind Load, Permits and the Orange County Roof Rules
Central Florida arrays are engineered structures, not accessories. Three local realities decide whether an install goes smoothly:
Questions That Sort Orlando Installers From Sales Offices
Am I OUC or Duke, and what does that do to my export credit?
Show me stamped wind-load engineering from a recent Orange County job.
What does my price per watt come to before incentives?
Who owns the workmanship warranty if you subcontract?
How We Rank Solar Companies
Rankings are built from what we can verify, never from who pays us. For Orlando, five weighted factors:
Frequently Asked Questions
Florida’s competitive installed price is $2.39 per watt before incentives, per the EcoGen Solar Cost Index. That puts an 8 kW Orlando system near $19,100 and a 10 kW system near $23,900 before batteries or roof work. There is no federal credit on systems you buy outright since Section 25D ended December 31, 2025.
Solaria Solar & Roofing, SunVena Solar, ESD Solar and Momentum Solar make up our vetted Orlando network for 2026. Solaria ranks first as the only company on the list headquartered inside Orlando, holding both roofing and electrical licences.
Yes, but the terms depend on your utility. Duke Energy Florida customers fall under the state Public Service Commission’s net metering rule with retail-rate crediting. OUC is municipal and sets its own interconnection and export-credit terms, so an OUC quote should show OUC’s current program in writing.
Properly engineered arrays are permitted against the Florida Building Code’s design wind speeds for Central Florida, and attachment details must be approved before installation. The honest risk is not the panels leaving the roof; it is a rushed installer skipping engineering. Ask to see stamped attachment details from a recent Orange County permit.
Two state exemptions still apply: home solar equipment is exempt from Florida’s 6% sales tax, and the added home value from a residential system is exempt from property tax. Florida has no state income tax credit, and the 30% federal credit ended for purchased systems completed after 2025.
Comparing across the whole state instead? Start with our Florida solar companies rankings, or check the numbers behind every figure on this page in the Florida solar cost guide.
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References & Research Sources
EcoGen America reviewed Orlando Utilities Commission and Duke Energy Florida customer resources, Florida Public Service Commission net metering rules, Florida Department of Business and Professional Regulation licensing records as published by each company, installer service-area and warranty disclosures published by the companies themselves, Florida tax statutes, and federal tax guidance for this article. Sources were accessed August 12, 2026, unless another date is listed below.
- Orlando Utilities Commission (OUC). Residential Solar and Interconnection Resources. Municipal utility resource covering interconnection and export treatment for Orlando customers. Accessed August 12, 2026.
- Duke Energy Florida. Net Metering and Interconnection for Florida Customers. Utility resource for PSC-regulated net metering in Duke territory. Accessed August 12, 2026.
- Florida Public Service Commission. Rule 25-6.065, Interconnection and Net Metering of Customer-Owned Renewable Generation. State rule governing investor-owned utility net metering. Accessed August 12, 2026.
- Solaria Solar & Roofing. Company Licence, Service Area and Warranty Resources. Installer-published Orlando and Central Florida information. Accessed August 12, 2026.
- SunVena Solar. Company Licence, Warranty and Coverage Resources. Installer-published statewide Florida information. Accessed August 12, 2026.
- ESD Solar. Company Service Area Resources. Installer-published multi-state coverage information. Accessed August 12, 2026.
- Momentum Solar. Company Service Area Resources. Installer-published multi-state coverage information. Accessed August 12, 2026.
- Florida Department of Revenue. Sales Tax Exemption for Solar Energy Systems; Property Tax Exclusion for Renewable Energy Devices. State tax guidance. Accessed August 12, 2026.
- Internal Revenue Service (IRS). FAQs for Modification of Sections 25C, 25D, 25E, 30C, 30D, 45L, 45W and 179D under Public Law 119-21. Federal guidance confirming termination of the residential clean energy credit for installations completed after December 31, 2025. Accessed August 12, 2026.
