Florida Submetering Laws
Last reviewed by NES Editorial · September 2026
Florida allows submetering statewide, though Miami-Dade County requires billing on an actual submeter. Here is the law and the cities NES serves.
Submetering pays for itself at most Florida properties. Residents are billed for what their unit uses, consumption drops, and the owner stops absorbing the master-meter bill. It is allowed statewide, though Miami-Dade County and the City of Fort Myers require billing on actual submeters. NES has done the installs, daily reads, and resident billing in-house since 1968.
From an NES case study at a 337-unit apartment community once about half of residents were submetered. Results vary by property.
Local submetering guides in Florida
NES serves communities across Florida. These areas have a local guide to start with.
Properties NES submeters in Florida
- Apartment communities
- Condominiums
- Townhomes
- Mobile home parks
- Student housing
Submetering laws and rules in Florida
- Water, sewer, and electric submetering are allowed in Florida at the state level; gas is the exception, since Florida PSC rule 25-7.058 bars reselling gas from a PSC-regulated gas utility
- Florida law lets owners submeter water and sewer and bill residents at no more than the utility's actual charge, plus a surcharge of up to 9 percent of the actual cost of water and wastewater service, limited to the actual cost of meter reading and billing (Section 367.022(9))
- Owners who stay within those limits are exempt from Florida Public Service Commission regulation under Section 367.022, Florida Statutes
- Electric submetering is allowed under the Florida PSC's master-metering rule (Fla. Admin. Code R. 25-6.049), which lets the owner apportion the utility's billed cost and recover no more than that; new construction after 1981 must be individually metered
- Billing fees are not allowed on electric or gas, so those pass through at the utility's actual cost
- County and city rules vary, and several Florida cities require registration or limit what residents can be billed, which NES tracks for your address
Local rules can vary by city and county, and some cities set their own requirements, which NES verifies for your exact address.
Official sources: Florida PSC · Fla. Stat. § 367.022 · Fla. Admin. Code R. 25-6.049 (electric master metering)
General information only, not legal advice. Confirm current rules with the Florida PSC or a qualified attorney.
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