In Pasco here we have teco too. They just took a 40% increase in the monthly meter charge since 2021. And teco lobbied the state of Florida and the other utilities to gut to solar arrangement.
I have solar and that 40% monthly hit for me, hits two meters and to me that more than covers the non-consumption part of the teco infrastructure.
Watch solar die in Florida.
They cleverly structured the new bill to grandfather in all solar so they wouldn’t have existing solar people FIGHTING the bill. But it’s never gonna payback for anyone new building solar.
I put nothing onto the grid with my solar panels. Therefore, I'm not charged the solar fee. Plus, when the grid power goes down I still have power (assuming I have either sunshine or stored power in my batteries) because my solar system doesn't have to automatically shut off when the grid goes down (because I don't put power onto the grid anyway).
Why does one have to pay TECO anything if the homeowner has made the investment in solar panels? Is it that the panels can’t provide all of the power needs for the residence?