Summary:
Florida's Solar Energy
System Incentives Program was
created in June 2006 (SB
888) to provide financial incentives for the purchase and
installation of solar energy systems from July 1, 2006, through June 20,
2010. A total of $2.5 million was made available for Fiscal Year
2006-2007; $3.5 million was made available for Fiscal Year
2007-2008, and $5 million was made available for Fiscal Year 2008-09.
The program, administered by the Florida Energy & Climate Commission,
gives rebates to Florida residents, businesses, non-profits and public
facilities that buy and install new photovoltaic (PV) systems two
kilowatts (kW) or bigger in capacity, solar water heating systems that
provide at least 50% of a building's hot water consumption, and a solar
thermal pool heaters.
Applications for the rebate must be submitted within 120
days of the purchase of the solar energy equipment.
Note: There is no more funding available for this
rebate program. This program received $14.4 million in federal funding
from the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (ARRA). This
funding was used to award rebates to systems in the application queue.
FY 2009-2010 is the last year of the solar rebate program and the last
year the program could be funded under the current authorizing statute. |
