State Competitiveness: Florida

Rank: 8

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Southeastern State Data Comparison

Percentages indicate the share of total possible points achieved. See state data table for additional detail.

Florida: 38.47%

Average: 42.88%

Median: 41.87%

Highest: 60.47%

Lowest: 22.4%

Florida's overall score places it in the middle tier of competitiveness.

Strengths in Power Sector Competitiveness – Categories with Full or High Scores

Indicator	Strength	Sourcing
Green Tariffs	Florida has at least one approved utility green tariff program. Among the state’s five largest utilities by commercial and industrial (C&I) electricity sales, those offering green tariffs account for about 59% of total C&I sales within this top-five group, indicating substantial access for large customers.	EPA, CEBA
Net Metering	Florida state policy requires utilities to offer allowing net metering to customers. No defined aggregate capacity limit.	DSIRE
Option for Municipal Ownership of Utilities	Florida permits municipal ownership of utilities statewide, subject to certain requirements.	Nicholas Institute, American Public Power
Consumer Advocate	Florida has a state consumer advocate office that represents ratepayers.	NARUC

Opportunities in Power Sector Competitiveness – Categories with Intermediate Scores

Indicator	Strength	Sourcing
Third-Party Power Purchase Agreements (PPAs)	Florida does not allow PPAs, but allows solar leases.	DSIRE
Interconnection Standards	Florida has statewide interconnection standards for investor-owned utilities, with a maximum size of 2MW for applicability of the rules.	DSIRE, NREL
Procurement Requirements	Florida has a requirement for single-source competitive solicitations, but does not encourage or require all-source procurement.	RMI

Opportunities in Power Sector Competitiveness – Categories with Low Scores

Indicator	Strength	Sourcing
Residential Retail Choice	Florida does not permit residential electricity customers retail provider choice,	ACCES, NREL
Commercial and Industrial Retail Choice	Florida does not permit commercial electricity customers retail provider choice.	ACCES, NREL
Customer Concentration	Florida's electric utility sector, including distribution utilities, is very highly concentrated. The state has a customer concentration (HHI) score of 2,928, which exceeds the 1,800 threshold that signals a highly concentrated market. This indicates that a small number of utilities serve most customers in the state, suggesting limited competition.	Nicholas Institute, DOJ
Generation Concentration	Electricity generation in Florida is provided by a small number of power producers. The state has a generation concentration (HHI) score of 2,843, which exceeds the 1,800 threshold that signals a highly concentrated market, indicating that electricity production is controlled by a small number of entities, suggesting limited competition.	Nicholas Institute, DOJ
Community Choice Aggregation (CCA)	Florida does not have a state policy allowing for CCA.	LEAN
Market Participation	Florida does not participate in a wholesale market but does participate in bilateral trading through the Southeast Energy Exchange Market (SEEM).	FERC, SEEM
Civil Society Participation Role in Wholesale Market	Florida does not participate in a wholesale market.	Lenhart and Fox 2022, FERC
State Authority Role in Wholesale Market	Florida does not participate in a wholesale market.	Lenhart and Fox 2022, FERC

Information provided above are brief summaries only. Any errors or omissions are unintentional. Policies and programs are subject to change. Multiple policies can impact an issue. Some policies may have details or limits not listed above. This review is current as of fall 2025.

See Methodology for full details and sources.

Consumer category: Captures consumer facing policies and programs that empower individual consumers or large energy users to make decisions about their electricity usage, providers, or rate structure.

Structure category: Captures regulatory frameworks and utility sector features that impact or characterize the state electricity sector broadly.

Regional Market category: Captures participation in multi-state energy markets and transmission organizations that manage large-scale electricity dispatch and components of their governance that support broad involvement.

Florida's Top 5 Utilities (by electric retail sales)

Note: These values are based on direct retail sales to customers, not overall wholesale power. (Source: EIA 861, 2024)

Utility Name	Ownership	% State Retail Sales (MWh)	% State Retail Customers
Florida Power & Light Co	Investor Owned	50.7%	50.1%
Duke Energy Florida, LLC	Investor Owned	16.1%	17.1%
Tampa Electric Co	Investor Owned	8.1%	7.2%
JEA	Municipal	5.0%	4.5%
Orlando Utilities Comm	Municipal	2.9%	2.4%
Total Top 5 Utilities (by retail sales)		82.9%	81.3%