Fort Myer's Top Solar Expert

When looking for the best solar pool heating and solar electricity systems in Fort Myers, FL, look no further than the experts at Florida Solar Design Group. We established our business be selecting the top products available, assembling a team of experienced local solar professionals, and settling for nothing less than perfect workmanship on every job.

We are one of only two major solar energy contractors actually located in Fort Myers. As the local leader in high quality products with a system-level approach, you can count on us to help our neighbors select the right solar energy system for our unique local market.

The two principals at Florida Solar Design Group live in Fort Myers, and our office is near Gulf Coast Medical Center just off Metro Pkwy and Daniels Pkwy. We are centrally located to serve you and have multiple locations where we maintain supplies of solar panels and associated products.

We selected Fort Myers because it is a top market for solar pool heating. It’s not just the city we call home. It is a base of operations for our Southwest Florida solar energy business, which serves the area from North Port to Marco Island and east to Lake Okeechobee. We believe Fort Myers represents a great place to do business because:

• More solar pool heaters are installed in the surrounding area per capita than anywhere in the country.
• A great mix of affluent and working class residents take full advantage of a pool-side lifestyle.
• New homes are built with a high percentage of swimming pools.
• We have some of the best weather for solar electricity in Florida, with clouds remaining mostly inland during rainy season.
• Frustration with electric companies is a common complaint.
• Permitting is relatively easy, and building departments have embraced solar energy.

Fort Myers is also home to the area’s largest commercial solar electric systems. Even City Hall and the Lee County Public Safety Building on Six Mile Cypress Blvd have solar panels.

These systems are over 10 times the size that you might find on a typical home, and provide a lower cost of operation, saving tax dollars over the long run.

Most solar energy systems installed are outside of the City of Fort Myers city limits. City residents tend to have a lot of old growth tree cover, especially along the McGregor corridor. While we can still make it work sometimes, the more popular areas are South Fort Myers and the area’s east of I-75 like Gateway and the Treeline Blvd corridor.

Unincorporated Lee County makes up the majority of solar energy systems installed in Fort Myers, except perhaps some areas of Gateway and Colonial Country Club, which are within the city limits. We are also seeing a lot of activity near Gulf Coast Town Center mall and Florida Gulf Coast University.

With a location along Daniels and close to I-75, we can efficiently serve the entire Fort Myers area. We have electronic permitting access with both Lee County and the City of Fort Myers, so we can obtain same-day permits for solar pool heating and solar electric permits in a few days.

Our most common call in Fort Myers is new homeowners that inherited a solar pool heater from a previous owner. In many cases the old system is no longer working, or has service issues.

We do our best to get things working properly, and offer complete system replacements with new warranties that provide peace of mind that new homeowners love. We are working with a lot of pool builders on new pool construction projects where homeowners opt to go with solar heating.

Our most memorable job in Fort Myers recently was a home that had a huge pool. We installed sixteen solar pool heating panels, which are twice the size of a typical residential pool heating system. The family wanted maximum heating performance.

With a perfect south roof, the solar really cranks up the heat and makes the pool a year-round centerpiece of entertainment for the two kids and busy parents alike.