Solar Panel Installation in Fort Myers, Florida
This is our home office city. Since Hurricane Ian, a large share of our Fort Myers work has been sequencing a reroof and a solar install together on storm damaged homes.
Tesla Energy
Certified Installer
FL Licensed
Solar + Roofing + Electrical
Veteran Owned
Florida business
Straight answer
What Does Solar Cost in Fort Myers?
Fort Myers homes typically need a 7 kW to 12 kW array, running $16,100 to $36,000 installed. Homes needing a metal or tile reroof first add roofing cost separately, priced per square foot rather than folded into the solar number.
- Serving utility
- FPL
- One to one net metering, monthly rollover credits
- Wind speed zone
- 150-160 mph
- Florida Building Code, Lee County, risk category II
- County
- Lee County
- City of Fort Myers building department for in-city permits
- Office location
- 5-10 min away
- 12220 ITEC Haul Dr Ste 220, Fort Myers, FL 33913, our headquarters
Pricing shown is typical and a starting point. Your exact quote is confirmed after a site survey and depends on roof condition, electrical service, equipment choices and local permitting.
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Working Out of Our Own Fort Myers Office
Fort Myers is where Coastal Energy is based, on ITEC Haul Dr near Gateway, and it's the market our crews know best. That means faster scheduling for design visits, service calls and warranty work than a market we drive an hour to reach, and it means we've handled the Fort Myers permitting offices and FPL interconnection process on a large volume of local roofs.
Since Hurricane Ian, a meaningful share of our Fort Myers work has been reroofing storm damaged homes before mounting solar, rather than installing on an existing roof, and we sequence both scopes under one contract.
Sequencing
Reroof and Solar Sequencing After Storm Damage
For homes that need a new roof before solar goes up, here's the order the work typically runs in.
| Stage | What happens |
|---|---|
| Roof assessment | We inspect for wind and water damage and quote a metal or tile replacement through our own roofing license, not a subcontractor. |
| Reroof permit and install | Lee County or City of Fort Myers issues the roofing permit, and the new metal or tile roof goes on first. |
| Roofing final inspection | The roof passes its own inspection before any solar attachment work begins on it. |
| Solar design and permit | We finalize array layout against the new roof plane and submit the electrical permit. |
| Solar installation | Panels, racking and inverter go on the completed roof, using attachment points engineered for the local wind zone. |
| FPL interconnection | We file for permission to operate after the solar final inspection passes, then coordinate the meter exchange. |
Local economics
What Solar Actually Saves on a Fort Myers Power Bill
Fort Myers runs on FPL power, and between summer air conditioning load and pool pump duty cycles, a lot of homes here see June through September bills well above $300.
Rate Exposure
FPL residential rates include a base charge plus fuel and storm cost riders that move year to year. A paid off array fixes most of that exposure to your own roof.
Sizing to Real Usage
We pull your last 12 months of FPL usage rather than guessing from square footage, since older Fort Myers homes near the river often run heavier AC loads than newer construction east of I-75.
Older Housing Stock
Historic districts like Dean Park and the McGregor Boulevard corridor have mature tree canopy that changes shading and roof plane choices more than newer subdivisions in south Fort Myers.
Roofs and wind
Wind Zone, Roof Types and HOA Rules in Fort Myers
Fort Myers carries a Florida Building Code wind speed requirement in the 150 to 160 mph range depending on exact location and risk category. Since Hurricane Ian, we've replaced a large number of storm damaged shingle roofs with metal or tile, which is what we install, not shingle, since both outlast shingle in Florida sun, salt air and hurricane wind.
Many Fort Myers subdivisions, including several off Daniels Parkway and in the Gateway area, have active HOAs. Florida law limits how much an HOA can restrict solar, and we prepare the drawing package your board needs so approval does not stall the project.
- Engineered attachment spacing for 150-160 mph wind loads
- Metal and tile flashing kits matched to your roof type
- HOA submittal packages prepared with your permit set
Utility and credits
FPL Net Metering in Fort Myers
Fort Myers is FPL territory, and FPL still offers one to one net metering: every kilowatt hour your panels export earns a credit equal to a kilowatt hour you would otherwise buy. Credits carry month to month and true up once a year, so we size systems to your annual usage instead of overbuilding. Interconnection paperwork goes to FPL after your permit is pulled and inspected, and we submit that application and handle the meter exchange so you are not the one on hold with the utility.
Local services
Services We Install in Fort Myers
Every scope below is performed by Coastal Energy crews serving Fort Myers, never handed to a subcontractor.
Reroof and Solar Fort Myers
Roofing and solar under one contract so the reroof and the array go on in a single coordinated sequence.
Answers
Frequently Asked Questions
Which Coastal Energy office covers Fort Myers?
Can you replace my Fort Myers roof and install solar in one project?
How long does solar permitting take in Fort Myers?
Does FPL still offer full net metering in Fort Myers?
Who handles interconnection for a Fort Myers solar system?
Do I need a new roof before solar after Hurricane Ian damage?
Will my Fort Myers HOA block a solar installation?
What wind rating does my Fort Myers solar array need?
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Get a Fort Myers Solar Estimate
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