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Most Florida homes need a 6 to 12 kW system, typically the mid teens to the low thirties of thousands installed. A battery adds roughly $10,000 to $18,000 depending on capacity. The calculator above gives you a personalized installed price range from your bill in seconds.

It depends on your usage and roof. A typical Florida home uses 12,000 to 18,000 kWh per year, about 18 to 30 modern 410 watt panels. Enter your monthly bill above for an instant estimate.

It is optional but popular in Florida for hurricane season backup. It keeps your essential circuits running when the grid goes down. The calculator can auto size one so you can see the added cost.

Both give module-level monitoring. Microinverters put a small inverter on each panel. Our hybrid systems use optimizers on every panel, so they get the same module-level monitoring and shade optimization while running battery storage from a single inverter. A hybrid is often the better choice if you want backup now or later. The estimate shows both side by side.

Battery sizing is based on your energy history, the loads you want backed up, your desired backup time, and whether the solar system has enough daytime production to recharge the battery. Your annual kWh usage gives us a starting point, but final battery sizing depends on the actual circuits selected, equipment limitations, battery state of charge, weather conditions, solar production, and how much power is being used during an outage.

For many Florida homeowners, the goal is not to run the entire house during an outage. The goal is to keep important circuits powered during a typical overnight outage, such as the refrigerator, lights, internet, fans, garage door, and select outlets. A common starting estimate for this type of backup is about one third of an average day of energy use.

For example, a home using 15,000 kWh per year averages about 41 kWh per day. One third of that is roughly 13 kWh, which is about one home battery. Actual runtime may be higher or lower depending on the circuits selected and how the home is used during the outage.

We also review whether the solar system is large enough to recharge the battery. During an outage, the solar system has to help power the home during the day and also put energy back into the battery for nighttime use. As a planning estimate, we calculate the daily home energy use plus the amount of battery energy the customer wants to replace each day, then compare that number to the expected daily solar production.

For example, if the home uses about 41 kWh per day and the goal is to replace about 13 kWh of battery energy each day, the system would need to produce about 54 kWh per day to cover both the home and the battery recharge target. If the site is expected to produce about 4.5 usable kWh per day for every 1 kW of solar installed, that would point to roughly a 12 kW solar system before final design adjustments.

Larger loads such as central AC, well pumps, pool pumps, electric water heaters, ranges, dryers, or other high draw equipment may require additional batteries, additional solar, load management, or a different system design. Whole home backup is available, but it must be sized around the actual loads in the home and the customer's expectations.

This recommendation is an estimate for planning purposes only. Final system design, battery capacity, solar size, and expected runtime are confirmed after reviewing the home's electrical loads, customer backup goals, site conditions, equipment requirements, and expected solar production.