FPL Seeks Approval for Solar Subscription Program Following Customer Interest

Florida Power & Light Company submitted a petition with the Florida Public Service Commission for approval of a new voluntary community solar program, FPL SolarTogether, which allows customers to subscribe to a portion of new solar capacity built through the program and receive a credit for a portion of the system’s savings, according to a March 14 petition.

• The program is being presented as an opportunity for customers to directly support the expansion of solar power without the need to install it on their rooftop. Instead, they will have the option to subscribe to kilowatts of solar capacity from dedicated 74.5-megawatt solar farms built specifically for this program.
• Participating customers’ monthly bills will include the cost of their subscribed capacity and credits that reflect the system savings generated by it.
• Between November 29, 2018 and January 25, 2019, the company held a pre-registration period which led to 200 customers reserving capacity totaling approximately 1,100 megawatts, with many of these reserving a subscription equal to 75 to 100 percent of their annual energy usage.
• In 2015, FPL made available to customers the Voluntary Solar Partnership Program, also known as SolarNow, which facilitates monthly voluntary contributions that fund the construction and operation of small-scale solar generation sited in local communities. Participation in the program was three times what the company expected.