Polk County · Central Florida
Solar Installer in Lakeland, FL
Solar and battery storage built for Lakeland Electric's rates.
Your local Lakeland solar team
Lakeland sits right between Tampa and Orlando in Polk County, and we serve homeowners across the area with the same in-house crews and licensed oversight we've run since 2006. Long Central Florida summers and steady cooling loads make it strong solar territory.
Lakeland is unusual in one important way: it's served by Lakeland Electric, a municipal utility that bills solar homes differently from the big investor-owned utilities — including a demand charge based on your highest spike in power use. That charge can quietly eat into solar savings, which is why for Lakeland Electric customers we encourage pairing solar with an Enphase battery to shave those peaks and keep the demand charge down. We design specifically around how Lakeland Electric bills.
Why Lakeland homeowners choose May
Battery to beat demand charges
Lakeland Electric charges solar homes a demand fee based on your single highest power draw. We pair solar with an Enphase battery to shave those peaks — protecting the savings a demand charge would otherwise erode.
Municipal-utility expertise
Lakeland Electric isn't Duke or TECO — its net-metering and rate rules are its own. We design around how a municipal utility actually bills and credits your solar.
Sized for the summer bill
We design to your real cooling-heavy usage so the system covers the bill that drives your Central Florida energy costs.
Premium equipment, installed right
We install the gear we'd put on our own homes — REC solar panels, Enphase microinverters, and Enphase IQ batteries for storm-proof backup — for every Lakeland home.
- Premium REC panels with an industry-leading warranty
- Enphase microinverters — panel-level output, no single point of failure
- Enphase IQ battery backup for whole-storm power
- EV-charging-ready installations
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Free assessment
We review your roof, shade, and real utility usage, then design a system sized to what you actually need.
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In-house installation
Our own trained crews install it — never subcontracted — under licensed master-electrician oversight.
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Monitoring & support
Your system goes live with monitoring, and the same local team is here long after for service.
What Florida homeowners say
“Our lights stayed on through both 2024 hurricanes while our neighbors lost power — and the system covers our entire electric bill.”
“Ten years after they installed my system, I got same-day service. Where can you get that kind of high-touch service after 10 years? For me, it's May all the way!”
“Other companies gave very misleading information. May Electric gave us the truthful, correct information.”
Solar in Lakeland — common questions
- Do you install solar in Lakeland?
- Yes. We've served Polk County and the surrounding area since 2006, with our own in-house crews and a licensed Master Electrician on every job — never subcontracted.
- Who handles net metering in Lakeland?
- Lakeland is served by Lakeland Electric. We confirm your exact provider and design around its specific net-metering rules so the credit you earn for exported solar is reflected in your real numbers.
- Will my solar work during a power outage in Lakeland?
- Only with battery backup. A standard grid-tied system shuts off in an outage for utility-crew safety. We pair Lakeland systems with Enphase battery backup so your home can island and keep essentials running through storms.
- Is there still a federal tax credit for home solar in 2026?
- No — the 30% residential federal solar tax credit (Section 25D) expired at the end of 2025. Be cautious of any installer still advertising '30% off' to homeowners. Florida's sun, rising utility rates, and retail net metering still make solar a solid long-term investment. Consult a tax professional about your situation.
Get your free Lakeland solar quote
Tell us about your home and we'll get back to you within one business day with honest, right-sized recommendations — no high-pressure sales. 20 years doing this the right way, right here in Florida.
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