Orlando solar proposals: check OUC export-credit assumptions before November 1, 2026

Start with the account, not the Orlando label

An Orlando mailing address is not enough to select the utility assumptions. Find the serving utility and service address on the bill, then ask the proposal team to identify the rate treatment it modeled. For a property with existing solar, save the interconnection record and note any planned ownership or account-holder change.

For OUC customers, the published TruNet materials distinguish account cohorts, including systems connected or approved by June 30, 2025. Confirm the applicable treatment directly for the account rather than assuming a neighbor’s status transfers to a new project. [1] This is a document question to resolve before interpreting a savings chart.

Separate production from the way it affects the bill

Ask for three distinct estimates: solar generation, energy used in the home as it is generated and energy exported to the utility. Have the reviewer explain the usage pattern behind those figures. A household away during daylight hours may need a different discussion from one with substantial daytime loads.

Use a comparison record with labeled inputs rather than one headline percentage. Include projected grid purchases, the assumed export treatment, any remaining charges and the solar payment. Mark uncertain inputs openly. A modeled energy balance is not a promise that usage, weather, equipment operation or future utility terms will remain unchanged.

Put the announced change on the same timeline as the payment

OUC says customers in its newer cohort temporarily receive full-retail export credits through October 31, 2026, with its announced change effective November 1, 2026. [1] Ask the proposal team to show which periods it modeled and where the assumptions change. Keep the current utility source and the proposal’s preparation date beside the calculation.

If a loan, lease or other payment extends for years, compare those obligations with the assumptions across the same period. Ask the provider to explain any escalating payment, required later contribution or transfer condition. Do not treat a one-month bill example as a complete forecast of a long agreement.

Compare storage as a separate decision

If a battery is proposed, ask what purpose it serves: outage priorities, later use of stored solar or another operating goal. Request the additional equipment, controls and installed cost as visible line items. Ask how reserve settings and household use affect the modeled energy flows, rather than assuming every stored kWh produces the same value.

Origin Direct can review a proposal using the property’s actual records and a clearly stated scope. Request equipment details, roof and electrical work, exclusions, support responsibilities and payment terms together. A useful review may identify questions to resolve or assumptions to revise; it does not establish a guaranteed savings amount or utility approval date.

Primary sources

1. OUC: Rooftop Solar and TruNet Solar

   Checked September 30, 2026. OUC states that export-credit changes take effect November 1, 2026. Account history and current utility confirmation govern the applicable treatment.

Planning examples and questions are Origin’s editorial guidance, not a property-specific diagnosis, engineering design, tax determination or promise of savings. Manufacturer and utility references do not imply an affiliation with Origin.

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