Rooftop solar is protected across Indian River County. Under Fla. Stat. §163.04, no local ordinance may prohibit installing solar collectors. A homeowner needs building and electrical permits and an FPL interconnection agreement before energizing the system.
Florida strongly favors solar, and Fla. Stat. §163.04 bars any Indian River 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. On this hurricane-exposed Atlantic coast, panels and rails must be engineered for high wind loads and attached to the roof structure accordingly, and county inspectors check the mounting. The system connects to the grid under a net-metering interconnection agreement with Florida Power & Light, which now serves Vero Beach and most of the county after acquiring the city's former municipal utility, regulated by the Florida Public Service Commission.
Installing solar with unpermitted or unlicensed electrical work fails inspection and draws code enforcement. Energizing without an FPL interconnection agreement violates utility rules and forces disconnection.
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