Florida Power & Light (FPL) rates and electric bills
Florida Power & Light's 5,337,118 residential customers in Florida paid an average of 14.62¢ per kWh in 2025, for an average bill of $162.38 a month on 1,111 kWh.1 Over the last 12 months (Sep 2025–Aug 2026) the average was 14.81¢, and 14.90¢ in August 2026.2
EIA-861 2025 final (released October 7, 2026) and EIA's monthly utility survey through August 2026 (preliminary); next monthly update expected November 24, 2026. Averages are revenue divided by kWh, all charges included: not the rate printed in a tariff.
42 of 67 Florida counties served (EIA-861 2025)
Florida Power & Light serves 50.3% of Florida's residential customers, and over the last 12 months they paid an average of 14.81¢ per kWh2, less than customers of the state's other two large investor-owned utilities. The bill is what stands out: FPL homes use about as much electricity as Tampa Electric's, yet their 2025 average bill was $162.38 against $193.551.
FPL's price per kWh: annual, 12 months and latest month
EIA publishes three figures for what FPL's homes pay, and each covers a different period. For the full year 2025, the 5,337,118 residential customers paid an average of 14.62¢ per kWh1. Over the 12 months from September 2025 to August 2026, EIA's monthly survey puts the average at 14.81¢ per kWh. In August 20263 alone it was 14.90¢ per kWh2. Monthly figures for 2026 are preliminary and are revised when EIA publishes the final annual data.
All three are averages: residential revenue divided by kilowatt-hours sold. They fold in FPL's monthly customer charge, the fuel charge and the other cost-recovery clauses on the bill, and they exclude most taxes. A tariff energy charge will look lower, because it leaves those items out.
Source: EIA-861M monthly sales and revenue by utility; EIA, Electric Power Monthly / EIA-861M sales and revenue by state. Residential revenue divided by kWh in each month, as reported to EIA's monthly survey (EIA-861M; months since January 2026 preliminary).
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| Month | Florida Power & Light (¢/kWh) | kWh per customer | Bill per customer |
|---|---|---|---|
| January 2025 | 14.85¢ | 939 | $139.37 |
| February 2025 | 15.46¢ | 861 | $133.13 |
| March 2025 | 14.23¢ | 886 | $126.12 |
| April 2025 | 14.23¢ | 1,013 | $144.08 |
| May 2025 | 13.95¢ | 1,264 | $176.37 |
| June 2025 | 14.68¢ | 1,332 | $195.53 |
| July 2025 | 14.36¢ | 1,430 | $205.33 |
| August 2025 | 14.75¢ | 1,457 | $214.86 |
| September 2025 | 15.15¢ | 1,234 | $187.03 |
| October 2025 | 15.05¢ | 1,142 | $171.90 |
| November 2025 | 15.06¢ | 884 | $133.08 |
| December 2025 | 13.67¢ | 888 | $121.32 |
| January 2026 | 15.23¢ | 907 | $138.09 |
| February 2026 | 15.75¢ | 913 | $143.76 |
| March 2026 | 14.62¢ | 957 | $139.90 |
| April 2026 | 14.58¢ | 971 | $141.56 |
| May 2026 | 14.33¢ | 1,245 | $178.46 |
| June 2026 | 14.71¢ | 1,340 | $197.17 |
| July 2026 | 14.69¢ | 1,482 | $217.73 |
| August 2026 | 14.90¢ | 1,463 | $217.92 |
By that measure FPL sits in the middle. In 2025 its residential average was 3.9% below the Florida average and the 15th highest of the 36 Florida utilities with 10,000 or more residential customers. Among the 177 utilities in the country with 100,000 or more residential customers, it ranked 82nd lowest of 177; the median of that group was 15.07¢ per kWh. Against other investor-owned utilities it was low: 17.8% below the national average for investor-owned utilities1.
Similar use, smaller bill: FPL against Duke, Tampa Electric and JEA
FPL and Tampa Electric make the cleanest comparison, because their homes use almost the same amount of electricity. In 2025, FPL homes used 1,111 kWh a month on average and Tampa Electric homes 1,117 kWh. Tampa Electric's customers paid 17.32¢ per kWh on average, FPL's 14.62¢ per kWh, so the monthly bills came out at $193.55 and $162.381.
Source: EIA-861 annual electric power industry report, 2025 final. EIA-861 2025 final. Average revenue per kWh is all charges divided by kWh; it is not a tariff rate.
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| Utility | average monthly residential bill |
|---|---|
| OUC (FL) | $128.69 |
| JEA (FL) | $146.38 |
| Florida Power & Light (FL) | $162.38 |
| LCEC (FL) | $166.98 |
| Duke Energy Florida (FL) | $185.26 |
| Tampa Electric (FL) | $193.55 |
Duke Energy Florida's homes used less (1,009 kWh) but paid more per kWh (18.36¢ per kWh), and their bill averaged $185.26. The two big city utilities priced lower than FPL: JEA in Jacksonville averaged 13.84¢ per kWh and OUC in Orlando 13.22¢ per kWh. Across ownership types, Florida's investor-owned utilities averaged 15.69¢ per kWh and public power 13.17¢ per kWh1. Over the last 12 months (September 2025 to August 2026) the averages were 14.81¢ per kWh at FPL, 17.12¢ per kWh at Duke Energy Florida, 18.09¢ per kWh at Tampa Electric and 14.76¢ per kWh2 at JEA.
The 2026 rate agreement and what EIA's data show so far
The Florida Public Service Commission sets FPL's base rates. In November 2025 it approved a four-year rate agreement for FPL covering 2026 through 2029, with new rates from January 1, 2026. Fuel costs are recovered through a separate fuel clause that the commission reviews each year, so the bill can move between rate cases too.
Before the new rates, the annual average had already risen: from 13.71¢ per kWh in 2024 to 14.62¢ per kWh in 2025, up 6.6%. The average bill rose less, from $154.70 to $162.38 (+5.0%), because use per home dipped from 1,129 kWh4 to 1,111 kWh a month. FPL's increase was smaller than Duke Energy Florida's (+10.4%) or Tampa Electric's (+18.1%1).
The months since January are preliminary. In August 2026, FPL's residential average was 14.90¢ per kWh, +1.0% against August 2025, while the Florida average for the month changed by −2.2%3. One month is a narrow window; the 12-month average of 14.81¢ per kWh2 compares with 14.62¢ per kWh1 for calendar 2025. The guide to rate increases explains how base-rate and clause decisions reach a bill.
July bills
FPL's monthly data show how much of the year is cooling season. Over the last 12 months (September 2025 to August 2026), use per home ran from 884 kWh in November 2025 to 1,482 kWh in July 2026, and the average bills in those two months were $133.08 and $217.732. Florida's cooling degree days, 3,429 a year in NOAA's 2016 to 2025 average, ranked the highest5 among the contiguous states and DC, and the 2025 average FPL home used 1,111 kWh1 a month against 874 kWh6 nationally.
Source: EIA-861M monthly sales and revenue by utility. kWh per residential customer in each month (EIA-861M; months since January 2026 preliminary). The table adds the average bill and price for the month.
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| Month | kWh per customer | Bill per customer | ¢/kWh |
|---|---|---|---|
| September 2025 | 1,234 | $187.03 | 15.15¢ |
| October 2025 | 1,142 | $171.90 | 15.05¢ |
| November 2025 | 884 | $133.08 | 15.06¢ |
| December 2025 | 888 | $121.32 | 13.67¢ |
| January 2026 | 907 | $138.09 | 15.23¢ |
| February 2026 | 913 | $143.76 | 15.75¢ |
| March 2026 | 957 | $139.90 | 14.62¢ |
| April 2026 | 971 | $141.56 | 14.58¢ |
| May 2026 | 1,245 | $178.46 | 14.33¢ |
| June 2026 | 1,340 | $197.17 | 14.71¢ |
| July 2026 | 1,482 | $217.73 | 14.69¢ |
| August 2026 | 1,463 | $217.92 | 14.90¢ |
The low month is in autumn, not winter: Florida's heating degree days (443 a year) ranked the lowest5 in the same comparison.
Half of Florida on one set of wires
Florida Power & Light delivered to 5.3 million homes in 2025, 50.3% of the state's residential customers, and to 6,013,740 customer accounts of all kinds. The next largest, Duke Energy Florida, served 17.2%1. EIA's service-territory records place FPL in 427 counties, from Bay County in the Panhandle to Broward and Miami-Dade in the south.
The county is not enough to know whether an address is on FPL. In 41 of those counties at least one other utility also reports customers, often a city utility or an electric cooperative; in 17 county FPL is the only distribution utility reporting service. EIA has no city prices, and FPL's own service-area map is the reference for a given street.
Source: EIA-861 2025, service territory; Census Bureau, Cartographic boundary file, counties. EIA-861 2025 service territory: 42 counties. Counts whole counties even where the utility serves only part of one; check the utility's own service-area map for an address.
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| County | Other utilities reporting service |
|---|---|
| Alachua County | Duke Energy Florida, Clay Electric Cooperative, Gainesville Regional Utilities, Central Florida Electric Cooperative, City of Alachua, City of Newberry |
| Baker County | Clay Electric Cooperative, Okefenoke Rural Electric Membership Corporation |
| Bay County | Duke Energy Florida, Gulf Coast Electric Cooperative |
| Bradford County | Clay Electric Cooperative, City of Starke |
| Brevard County | Duke Energy Florida, Peace River Electric Cooperative |
| Broward County | LCEC |
| Charlotte County | LCEC |
| Clay County | JEA, Clay Electric Cooperative, City of Green Cove Springs |
| Collier County | LCEC |
| Columbia County | Duke Energy Florida, Clay Electric Cooperative, Suwannee Valley Electric Cooperative |
| DeSoto County | Peace River Electric Cooperative |
| Duval County | JEA, Clay Electric Cooperative, Beaches Energy Services |
| Escambia County | Escambia River Electric Cooperative |
| Flagler County | Duke Energy Florida, Clay Electric Cooperative |
| Glades County | Glades Electric Cooperative, City of Moore Haven |
| Hardee County | Peace River Electric Cooperative, City of Wauchula |
| Hendry County | LCEC, Glades Electric Cooperative, City of Clewiston |
| Highlands County | Duke Energy Florida, Peace River Electric Cooperative, Glades Electric Cooperative |
| Holmes County | Choctawhatche Electric Cooperative, West Florida El Cooperative Association |
| Indian River County | Peace River Electric Cooperative |
| Jackson County | West Florida El Cooperative Association, Florida Public Utilities Co, Gulf Coast Electric Cooperative |
| Manatee County | Peace River Electric Cooperative |
| Martin County | none |
| Miami-Dade County | City of Homestead |
| Monroe County | LCEC, Florida Keys El Cooperative Association, Utility Board of the City of Key West, F |
| Nassau County | JEA, Florida Public Utilities Co, Okefenoke Rural Electric Membership Corporation |
| Okaloosa County | Choctawhatche Electric Cooperative |
| Okeechobee County | Glades Electric Cooperative |
| Orange County | Duke Energy Florida, OUC, City of Winter Park, Central Florida Tourism Oversight District |
| Osceola County | Duke Energy Florida, OUC, Kissimmee Utility Authority, Peace River Electric Cooperative, Central Florida Tourism Oversight District |
| Palm Beach County | City of Lake Worth Beach |
| Putnam County | Clay Electric Cooperative |
| Santa Rosa County | Choctawhatche Electric Cooperative, Escambia River Electric Cooperative |
| Sarasota County | Peace River Electric Cooperative |
| Seminole County | Duke Energy Florida |
| St. Johns County | JEA, Beaches Energy Services |
| St. Lucie County | Fort Pierce Utilities Authority |
| Suwannee County | Duke Energy Florida, Clay Electric Cooperative, Suwannee Valley Electric Cooperative |
| Union County | Clay Electric Cooperative |
| Volusia County | Duke Energy Florida, Clay Electric Cooperative, City of New Smyrna Beach |
| Walton County | Choctawhatche Electric Cooperative, Gulf Coast Electric Cooperative |
| Washington County | West Florida El Cooperative Association, Gulf Coast Electric Cooperative |
Outages on FPL's system
FPL customers averaged 47 minutes without power in 2025 including major event days, fewer than the Florida average of 70 minutes, and 45 minutes excluding them, measured under IEEE 1366. The average customer had 0.46 interruptions, against 0.85 for Florida as a whole. Duke Energy Florida's customers averaged 87 minutes and Tampa Electric's 112 minutes9 in the same year. A year with a major storm can change these figures sharply, so one year is not a trend.
Source: EIA-861 2025, reliability. EIA-861 2025 final. Average revenue per kWh is all charges divided by kWh; it is not a tariff rate.
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| Utility | outage minutes per customer (all events) |
|---|---|
| OUC (FL) | 37 |
| Florida Power & Light (FL) | 47 |
| JEA (FL) | 49 |
| Duke Energy Florida (FL) | 87 |
| Tampa Electric (FL) | 112 |
Rooftop solar and smart meters
FPL had 119,537 residential net-metered solar installations at the end of 2025, with 1,100.2 megawatts of capacity, more than Duke Energy Florida's 103,861. Relative to the number of customers the count is lower: 22.4 per 1,000 residential customers, against 57.1 at Duke Energy Florida and 42.5 at Tampa Electric. Advanced meters cover 99.5%10 of FPL's residential meters. FPL's optional residential rates and net-metering terms are set out in its tariff on file with the Public Service Commission.
Business customers
Commercial customers paid FPL 10.94¢ per kWh on average in 2025, with an average monthly bill of $745.62; its 14,320 industrial accounts paid 7.67¢ per kWh. Across all customers the average was 12.84¢ per kWh1. For the statewide picture, see electricity in Florida.
Questions and answers
What is FPL's rate per kWh?
FPL's residential customers paid an average of 14.81¢ per kWh2 over the last 12 months (September 2025 to August 2026, preliminary for 2026) and 14.62¢ per kWh1 in 2025. That is total residential revenue divided by kWh sold, so the customer charge, the fuel charge and other clause charges are spread into it. It is not the energy charge printed in FPL's tariff, and small users pay more per kWh than large ones.
What is the average FPL bill?
$162.38 a month in 2025 for 1,111 kWh1, and $165.74 over the last 12 months (September 2025 to August 2026). Summer bills are higher: in EIA's monthly data the average was highest, $217.92, in August 2026 and lowest, $121.32, in December 20252.
Did FPL rates go up in 2026?
The Florida Public Service Commission approved a four-year rate agreement for FPL in November 2025, with new rates from January 1, 2026. EIA's preliminary data show FPL's residential average at 14.90¢ per kWh in August 20263, +1.0%2 against the same month a year earlier. The bigger rise came a year before: the annual average went up 6.6%1 from 2024 to 2025.
Can I choose another electric company instead of FPL?
No. Florida has no retail choice (0.0%1 of residential customers bought from a competitive supplier in 2025). The utility that owns the lines at your address is your supplier; FPL's own service-area map decides which addresses it serves.
Related pages
Sources
- EIA-861 annual electric power industry report, 2025 final; table Sales_Ult_Cust_2025; 2025, final; released October 7, 2026. www.eia.gov
- EIA-861M monthly sales and revenue by utility; table sales_ult_cust_2025 and _2026; released October 23, 2026. www.eia.gov
- EIA, Electric Power Monthly / EIA-861M sales and revenue by state; table sales_revenue.xlsx (EPM Table 5.6.A); January 2001 to 2026-08; months since January 2026 preliminary; released October 23, 2026. www.eia.gov
- EIA-861 annual electric power industry report, 2024 final; table Sales_Ult_Cust_2024; 2024, final (file updated December 3, 2025); released December 3, 2025. www.eia.gov
- NOAA, Climate Prediction Center population-weighted degree days by state; table daily state files, base 65°F; 2016-2025 annual sums; 1981-2010 CPC normals; released November 13, 2026. ftp.cpc.ncep.noaa.gov
- EIA-861 2025, average monthly bill by state; table Average_Bill_2025; 2025, final; released October 7, 2026. www.eia.gov
- EIA-861 2025, service territory; table Service_Territory_2025; 2025, final; released October 7, 2026. www.eia.gov
- Census Bureau, Cartographic boundary file, counties; table cb_2025_us_county_5m; cb_2021_us_county_5m; 2025 (2021 for Connecticut). www.census.gov
- EIA-861 2025, reliability; table Reliability_2025; 2025, final; released October 7, 2026. www.eia.gov
- EIA-861 2025, advanced meters, dynamic pricing and net metering; table Advanced_Meters, Dynamic_Pricing, Net_Metering 2025; 2025, final; released October 7, 2026. www.eia.gov
How every figure is built: methodology. Found an error? Write to [email protected]; corrections are listed on the updates page.