Licensed solar installers in Tampa, FL
9 solar installers hold an active licence on the Florida Department of Business and Professional Regulation (DBPR) register in Tampa, checked 4 Nov 2026: 4 licensed 10 years or more and none with a complaint or board disclosure on record. Ranked by a published formula; nobody pays to move up.
- Active licences
- 9
- Median time licensed
- 8.1 yrs
- Lead-Safe certified
- 0
- Google reviews
- 1,277
Filled tags sit at the business's Google location; hollow tags show its mailing ZIP code only. Each tag is the theoPros score.
Ranked list
- 1
Florida Power Services Inc
- Licence active
- No complaints
- 2
Tampa Bay Solar
- Licence active
- No complaints
- 3
Florida Electric & Solar LLC
- Licence active
- No complaints
- 4
Heights Solar Inc.
- Licence active
- No complaints
- 5
Goldsborough Company
- Licence active
- No complaints
- 6
Arctic Cool Solutions LLC
- Licence active
- No complaints
- 7
Solar22, LLC
- Licence active
- No complaints
- 8
7 Diamond Builders, Inc.
- Licence active
- No complaints
- 9
Creative Contracting Solutions, LLC
- Licence active
- No complaints
Questions people ask about solar installers in Tampa
How many licensed solar installers are in Tampa?
9 solar installers hold an active Florida Department of Business and Professional Regulation (DBPR) licence with a mailing address in Tampa, checked on 4 November 2026. 4 of them have been licensed for 10 years or more.
Does a solar installer need a licence in Florida?
Yes, when the whole job, labour and materials, costs $2,500 or more or is part of a bigger job. Below that, Florida's minor-work exemption (F.S. 489.103(9)) applies, but not to anyone who advertises as a contractor, and electrical work has no such exemption (F.S. 489.503). Look for an active CVC, RV, RX licence.
How do I check a solar installer's licence in Tampa?
Ask for the licence number and look it up on the Florida DBPR website, or search this page. Every solar installer listed here was matched to an active licence on the Florida DBPR register.
Which solar installers rank highest in Tampa?
By our published formula (years licensed, complaint record, bond and insurance, and Google reviews), the top three are Florida Power Services Inc (88), Tampa Bay Solar (84), Florida Electric & Solar LLC (74). Paying or claiming a listing never changes the order.
How much do solar installers charge in Tampa?
Solar installers in the Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater metro earn a median $24.60 an hour (BLS, May 2025); contractors typically bill about twice the wage to cover insurance, overhead and profit.
Do I need a lead-safe certified solar installer in Tampa?
If your home was built before 1978 and the work disturbs paint, yes: the law requires a firm certified lead-safe by the US Environmental Protection Agency. 42% of homes here were built before 1980 (US Census, ACS 2024 1-year), and 0 of the 9 licensed solar installers listed are certified.