"Solar is over producing and we are saving $$$ !! Thank you to the Solar Bear team for working with me during the installation."
Solar Bear designs and installs robust residential and commercial solar energy systems built to withstand Southwest Florida's weather, backed by an industry-leading 30-year warranty. Secure your power, eliminate your FPL electric bill, and take control of your energy future.
Solar Bear is a Licensed Florida Solar Contractor #EC13006630 . This utility data and system modeling has been reviewed for 2026 grid compliance and rate accuracy.
Your solar panels do more than just lower your bill. With a reliable solar backup battery, you can capture excess energy during the day to power your home through Southwest Florida’s hurricane seasons, Lee County grid outages, and FPL or LCEC peak rates.
Storms and other hazards can cause power outages that can last for days.
This energy is stored in your backup battery which you can use when you decide to.
Be prepared during storms and outages, save money, and use green energy.
Homeowners in Fort Myers and the surrounding Lee County area are facing a compounding energy crisis. Between FPL’s multi-year rate hike trajectories and the added "storm recovery" surcharges passed onto consumers, the cost of staying cool in Southwest Florida is becoming a permanent financial burden.
A high-efficiency solar array paired with smart battery storage creates a localized power plant on your roof. By capturing abundant Gulf Coast sunshine and storing it for peak-demand evening hours, you "bypass" the most expensive billing tiers that FPL uses to drive up monthly costs.
You transition from an "energy renter" to an "energy owner." Instead of being vulnerable to FPL’s annual rate adjustments and infrastructure fees, your costs are stabilized. This provides both long-term price certainty and the critical ability to maintain power when the regional grid faces hurricane-related instability.
Your high-efficiency solar hardware is protected against manufacturing defects, material failures, or physical degradation for three decades.
We provide a long-term performance "betting agreement" that ensures your panels will continue to generate a specified percentage of their original power output for 25 years.
We stand behind the quality of our labor by covering any issues related to the physical installation, wiring, or mounting of your system for a full quarter-century.
Water-tight protection guaranteed for 10 years on all roof penetrations.
Every Solar Bear install in Fort Myers, Cape Coral, and Bonita Springs is signed off by our dedicated Southwest Florida crew. We manage FPL and LCEC interconnections and navigate Lee County permitting directly to ensure your $0-down system is energized fast.
“I am averting a $19 FPL bill... no money down so I feel like I should have done this a long time ago!”
Maria’s experience highlights the speed of our Fort Myers crew and the thoroughness of our surveyors. Even in Southwest Florida's cloudy streaks, our high-efficiency systems offset the grid to the minimum connection fee.
“Blown away by the first meeting with Gabe Pimentel to the customer service from Brittany.”
Our Fort Myers customers benefit from the same elite operating bench that serves the entire Gulf Coast. From first meeting to final service call, we keep the process smooth and transparent.
We live here, so we understand Florida's weather. We exclusively use hurricane-rated solar panels and mounting hardware engineered to exceed Lee County's stringent building codes. Our meticulous solar panel installation process ensures your system is an integral, secure part of your home. We are so confident in our work that we back every installation with a comprehensive 30-year warranty covering panels, inverters, and workmanship—offering you complete, long-term peace of mind.
Navigating the world of solar incentives can be confusing. As your local solar installers, we are experts in Florida Power & Light (FPL) solar programs, including Net Metering, ensuring you get the maximum financial benefit from your system. We handle 100% of the solar permitting and interconnection paperwork with FPL and local municipalities like Fort Myers and Cape Coral. We make the entire process, including finalizing your FPL agreement, completely seamless for you.
We believe in education and transparency. Your journey begins with a free, no-pressure solar consultation where we analyze your energy usage and provide a clear, detailed proposal outlining the cost of solar panels and your projected savings. We offer a variety of solar financing and solar loans to fit your budget. There are no hidden fees, just honest information and a commitment to being your long-term energy partner, providing ongoing solar system monitoring and support for decades to come.
Earn credits for excess solar energy you send to the grid, lowering future electric bills and maximizing your solar savings.
Take advantage of federal, state, and local solar incentives to lower your upfront costs and maximize your long-term savings.
Learn more about the short and long-term savings benefits solar has to offer.
Find the right financing option for you. Learn more about the different financing options for your solar install.
Go with Solar Bear for solar panel installation in Florida. Celebrate the freedom to choose!
Our team installs solar panels on virtually any type of roof so you can take advantage of our limitless solar energy source in the Sunshine State:
A Tesla Solar Roof, which replaces your entire roof with solar-generating tiles, is a premium and innovative product. However, its cost is significantly higher than a traditional roof-mounted solar panel installation. The exact price varies greatly based on roof size, complexity, and location, but it is generally considered one of the most expensive solar roofing options. For many homeowners in Fort Myers and Lee County, a more cost-effective solution is to install high-efficiency monocrystalline solar panels on their existing, structurally sound roof. This approach provides the same powerful benefits—a lower electric bill, energy independence, and clean energy generation—at a fraction of the cost. We specialize in these traditional photovoltaic (PV) systems and can pair them with a Tesla Powerwall for a complete home energy solution.
The "20% rule" is a term that can pop up in various contexts within the solar industry and often causes confusion. It can sometimes refer to a general guideline for oversizing a solar panel array's power capacity relative to the solar inverter's capacity. This is a technical aspect of solar system design meant to capture more energy during lower light conditions, like early mornings or overcast days. However, instead of relying on generic rules of thumb, at Solar Bear our professional engineers use sophisticated software to model your specific roof, sun exposure, and energy usage patterns. This ensures your system is perfectly optimized for maximum power generation and the best possible Solar ROI for your home here in Southwest Florida, taking all local factors into account.
