Rooftop solar is protected across Hernando County. Under Fla. Stat. §163.04, no local ordinance may prohibit installing solar collectors. A homeowner needs building and electrical permits and a utility interconnection agreement before energizing the system.
Florida strongly favors solar, and Fla. Stat. §163.04 bars any Hernando County ordinance that prohibits or has the effect of prohibiting solar collectors. Installation still requires a building permit and an electrical permit under the Florida Building Code, with wiring meeting the National Electrical Code. Because the Gulf coast and open Spring Hill and Brooksville rooftops see hurricane winds, panels and rails must be engineered for high wind loads and anchored to the structure. The system connects to the grid under a net-metering interconnection agreement with the serving utility, Withlacoochee River Electric Cooperative or Duke Energy Florida, with investor-owned net metering regulated by the Florida Public Service Commission.
Installing solar with unpermitted or unlicensed electrical work fails inspection and draws code enforcement. Energizing without an interconnection agreement violates utility rules and forces disconnection.
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