Resources and citations
Figures worth linking to, and the name to use when you do.
Other sites choose their own links. This page is the on-site half of that work: original planning tables, internal links, and one consistent business name from Daytona to Sarasota.
Roof cover, planning midpoint
Installed dollars per square foot of roof surface for Central Florida in 2026, before tear-off, steep charges, and plywood. The roof calculator adds those.
| Cover | Planning $/sq ft | How to think about life |
|---|---|---|
| Architectural shingle | $7.40 | About 15–25 years in Florida sun, often less on a hot, low-slope roof |
| Asphalt shingle, 3-tab | $6.15 | Often 12–20 years here. A 3-tab without a Florida product approval and the site wind class is not a roof we install |
| Standing-seam metal | $14.20 | Often 40 years or more when the coating and fasteners match the coast |
| Concrete tile | $12.10 | The tile can outlast the underlayment; the underlayment is the real clock |
| Clay tile | $17.60 | A long-lived cover if the deck and underlayment are rebuilt with it |
Sun and the usual utility
Kilowatt-hours per installed kilowatt, south-facing and unshaded, used as a starting yield. Shade and direction derate it in the solar calculator. Confirm the utility on the bill.
| City | County | Usual utility | kWh / kW / year |
|---|---|---|---|
| Daytona Beach | Volusia | Florida Power & Light | 1510 |
| Ormond Beach | Volusia | Florida Power & Light | 1505 |
| New Smyrna Beach | Volusia | Utilities Commission of New Smyrna Beach | 1520 |
| Deltona | Volusia | Duke Energy Florida | 1490 |
| DeLand | Volusia | Duke Energy Florida | 1488 |
| Sanford | Seminole | Duke Energy Florida | 1486 |
| Orlando | Orange | Orlando Utilities Commission | 1484 |
| Winter Park | Orange | City of Winter Park | 1475 |
| Kissimmee | Osceola | Kissimmee Utility Authority | 1492 |
| Clermont | Lake | SECO Energy | 1496 |
| Lakeland | Polk | Lakeland Electric | 1494 |
| Winter Haven | Polk | Tampa Electric (TECO) | 1490 |
| Tampa | Hillsborough | Tampa Electric (TECO) | 1505 |
| Brandon | Hillsborough | Tampa Electric (TECO) | 1498 |
| St. Petersburg | Pinellas | Duke Energy Florida | 1512 |
| Clearwater | Pinellas | Duke Energy Florida | 1514 |
| Bradenton | Manatee | Florida Power & Light | 1524 |
| Sarasota | Sarasota | Florida Power & Light | 1530 |
How to cite this site
Use one name everywhere you control: Roof & Solar Installation. Service area: Central Florida, Daytona Beach to Sarasota, including Deltona, Orlando, Lakeland, Tampa, and the Gulf cities in between. Suggested anchors, pointed at pages that can stand on their own:
- Central Florida roof and solar installation → https://roofandsolarinstallation.com/
- 2026 Florida solar savings without the federal credit → https://roofandsolarinstallation.com/calculators/solar
- Roof replacement cost from Daytona to Sarasota → https://roofandsolarinstallation.com/calculators/roof
- Florida wind mitigation lines that a reroof can change → https://roofandsolarinstallation.com/blog/wind-mitigation-credits
Suggested citation: Roof & Solar Installation, “Central Florida roof and solar planning figures,” https://roofandsolarinstallation.com/resources, 2026.
Put the same name, phone, and license on Google Business Profile, the Florida DBPR license record, supplier pages, and the local chamber. Mismatched names waste the links you do earn. Add the license and phone in the content studio so the footer matches those listings. Profile URLs you paste there are added to the business schema as sameAs.
Primary sources
- Florida Building Code — edition in force, and the 9th Edition effective December 31, 2026.
- Florida Department of Financial Services — wind mitigation and homeowner insurance questions.
- NREL PVWatts — site-specific production, which should replace our corridor yield if you have an address.
- Florida Solar Energy Center — state solar research at UCF.
- Florida DBPR license lookup — confirm a contractor before you hire one.