Home energy upgrade programs in Pinellas County
Pinellas is the most densely populated county in Florida and, notably, the most built-out — there is very little undeveloped land left. That single fact shapes its entire energy profile.
County at a glance
- County seat
- Clearwater
- Region
- Tampa Bay
- Population
- 960,000
- Electric utility
- Duke Energy Florida
- IECC climate zone
- 2A
- Typical summer high
- 90°F
Housing stock and where the savings are
Because Pinellas ran out of room decades ago, its housing stock skews older than fast-growing counties like Polk or Pasco. A large share of St. Petersburg, Largo, and Pinellas Park homes date to the 1950s through 1970s, built to codes with no meaningful insulation requirements. Retrofit work — not new construction — is effectively the only path to efficiency here, which makes Pinellas one of the strongest retrofit markets in the state.
Who provides your electricity
Duke Energy Florida serves Pinellas County. The peninsula geography gives Pinellas slightly milder summer highs than inland Hillsborough thanks to Gulf and Bay breezes.
What makes this county different
Pinellas also has a high concentration of older homeowners who have lived in the same property for decades and are running original or first-replacement systems well past their efficient life.
Communities served
Homeowners across the county are eligible, including:
- St. Petersburg
- Clearwater
- Largo
- Pinellas Park
- Dunedin
- Palm Harbor