Here's my take: https://floridasolardesigngroup.com/is-plug-in-solar-safe-the-wiring-danger-that-marketing-will-not-tell-you-about
https://floridasolardesigngroup.com/are-plug-in-solar-panels-legal-in-florida-what-buyers-need-to-know In Florida, you can't get an interconnection agreement without a permitted and inspected system. FPL would charge you for export (the non-bidirectional meters only record absolute value, so they charge you for export if you don't have a netmetering agreement). Our local co-op utility would threaten to disconnect your power in 72 hours if one watt of power leaks back to the grid and is detected by their smart meters. And 1,200W is a drop in the bucket compared to typical energy use here, so it's not going to make a noticeable dent in real electric bills. The chatter about plug-in solar is abnormally high right now, in my opinion. I know some states are passing legislation, and it seems there is real consumer demand out there. But the practical benefits of this seem very small. Jason Szumlanski Principal Solar Designer | Florida Solar Design Group NABCEP Certified Solar Professional (PVIP) Florida State Certified Solar Contractor CVC56956 Florida Certified Electrical Contractor EC13013208 On Wed, May 20, 2026 at 11:27 AM Jay via RE-wrenches < [email protected]> wrote: > Hi all. > > I’m wondering what/if there is consensus about this. > I just read Cali is approving 1200 watts into an outlet. Which seems > absolutely dangerous. > I haven’t been able to figure out how the utility deals with backfeed. > Does the meter count up or down or do nothing? > > Just wondering > > Jay > > _______________________________________________ > List sponsored by Redwood Alliance > > Pay optional member dues here: http://re-wrenches.org > > List Address: [email protected] > > Change listserver email address & settings: > http://lists.re-wrenches.org/options.cgi/re-wrenches-re-wrenches.org > > There are two list archives for searching. When one doesn't work, try the > other: > https://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/ > http://lists.re-wrenches.org/pipermail/re-wrenches-re-wrenches.org > > List rules & etiquette: > http://www.re-wrenches.org/etiquette.htm > > Check out or update participant bios: > http://www.members.re-wrenches.org > >
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