Cape Coral
Most of the city is within a short drive of Cape Coral Pkwy and Del Prado Blvd. Free estimates usually happen within the week, with a written quote the same day or next.
Lee and Charlotte counties
Solar Pool Heating and Solar Water Heater Service Areas in Southwest Florida
Cape Coral Solar Water Heater Pros serves homeowners, condo boards and HOAs within about a 30 to 45 minute drive of Cape Coral, which takes in most of Lee County and the Punta Gorda and Port Charlotte side of Charlotte County. We install and repair solar pool heaters, solar water heaters and pool heat pumps across that whole radius.
Since 2010 we have learned that every town here builds, permits and weathers differently. A raised home on Fort Myers Beach, a quarter-acre lot on a Lehigh Acres well and a manufactured home in a North Fort Myers 55+ park each need a different mounting plan, permit office and parts list.
Below you will find each community we cover, who issues its permits, which utility serves it and how long the drive is from central Cape Coral.
Where we started
Cape Coral, Our Home Base
Cape Coral is where we started and where most of our work still happens, from Cape Harbour and the Yacht Club area to Sandoval and the Burnt Store corridor. Our Cape Coral solar pool heating page covers the city in full, so here are the points that shape every job inside city limits.
- Southern canals are mostly saltwater, so those lots get 316 stainless straps and fasteners
- Screened pool cages shade the water, so panels go on the house roof, never on the cage
- Permits run through the city's EnerGov portal in about 1 to 2 weeks and close with a solar final inspection
- LCEC supplies the power, not FPL, and it offers no solar water heater rebate
With roughly 400 miles of canals and a re-roof wave that started with Hurricane Ian, our panel removal and reinstall service stays busy here all year.
Lee County
Lee County Communities We Serve
We cover Lee County from the Caloosahatchee waterfront to the barrier islands, plus the inland grid of Lehigh Acres. Towns with their own page link through to neighborhoods, permits and local roof types.
Fort Myers
Across the Caloosahatchee by the Cape Coral or Midpoint Bridge, 20 to 30 minutes away. Established homes along McGregor Blvd and in Whiskey Creek and Cypress Lake often still carry first-generation solar pool panels.
North Fort Myers
Right across our northeast border via Pine Island Rd, 15 to 25 minutes out. Many homes sit in 55+ manufactured home and golf communities such as Del Tura and Lochmoor, where shallow metal roofs call for lighter mounting.
Lehigh Acres
East of Fort Myers on a grid of quarter-acre lots, 35 to 45 minutes from central Cape Coral. Private wells carrying iron and sulfur wear out solar tanks faster, and many unscreened pools sit in full sun.
Bonita Springs and Estero
South Lee County via I-75, 35 to 45 minutes away. Gated communities such as Pelican Landing, Bonita Bay and The Brooks send most jobs through HOA architectural review, where Florida's Solar Rights Act protects a working panel location.
Pine Island, Matlacha and St. James City
Reached on Pine Island Rd over the Matlacha Pass bridge, 20 to 30 minutes from central Cape Coral. Salt air off Matlacha Pass and Pine Island Sound eats plain steel, many homes are older or raised, Lee County DCD issues permits and LCEC supplies power.
Sanibel
Over the Sanibel Causeway, 30 to 45 minutes away, with its own City of Sanibel building department and stricter building rules than the mainland. Much of the island was rebuilt after Ian washed out parts of the causeway, and LCEC serves the island.
Fort Myers Beach
Estero Island has its own Town of Fort Myers Beach permit office and FPL service, and it took some of Ian's worst surge. Most rebuilt homes are raised well above the pool deck, so we confirm the pool pump can lift water to the panels and that the system still drains down after each run.
Iona
Unincorporated Iona sits between Fort Myers and the Sanibel Causeway, so permits go to Lee County DCD even though the mailing address says Fort Myers. Waterfront lots near San Carlos Bay get the same 316 stainless hardware we use on the southern Cape.
Permits by town
Who Handles Your Permit
Your permit goes to whichever government controls your address, and that is not always the city on your mailing label. We pull the permit and book the inspections with every office in this table, so you never file anything yourself.
| Area | Permit office | Electric utility |
|---|---|---|
| Cape Coral | City of Cape Coral Development Services, through the EnerGov portal | LCEC |
| Fort Myers, inside city limits | City of Fort Myers | Mostly FPL |
| Fort Myers mailing addresses outside the city: Cypress Lake, Whiskey Creek, Iona, Gateway, San Carlos Park | Lee County DCD | FPL or LCEC, depending on the street |
| North Fort Myers | Lee County DCD | Mostly LCEC |
| Lehigh Acres | Lee County DCD | LCEC |
| Bonita Springs | City of Bonita Springs | FPL |
| Estero | Village of Estero, incorporated in 2014 | FPL |
| Pine Island, Matlacha and St. James City | Lee County DCD | LCEC |
| Sanibel | City of Sanibel | LCEC |
| Fort Myers Beach | Town of Fort Myers Beach | FPL |
| Punta Gorda, inside city limits | City of Punta Gorda Building Division | FPL |
| Port Charlotte and unincorporated Charlotte County | Charlotte County Community Development | FPL |
Unincorporated Lee County permits run through the Lee County Department of Community Development, and Cape Coral permits through the city's EnerGov citizen portal. Neither LCEC nor FPL offers a solar water heater rebate right now, so your utility affects your monthly bill, not your installed price.
Drive times
Typical Response Times by Area
Repair visits usually happen within 1 to 2 business days in Cape Coral and 2 to 3 business days in the rest of our area. Hard leaks and no-hot-water calls move to the front of the line wherever you live.
Fort Myers, North Fort Myers and Pine Island
15 to 30 minutes from central Cape Coral, over the Cape Coral or Midpoint Bridge, along Pine Island Rd, or across the Matlacha Pass bridge to the island.
Lehigh Acres, Bonita Springs and Estero
35 to 45 minutes out, east across Lee County to Lehigh Acres or south on I-75 to Bonita Springs and Estero.
Charlotte County and the Beaches
Punta Gorda and Port Charlotte are 30 to 40 minutes up Burnt Store Rd or I-75. Sanibel and Fort Myers Beach are 30 to 45 minutes away, depending on bridge traffic.
Ask us
Don't See Your Town Listed?
If your home is within roughly 45 minutes of Cape Coral, call us or request a free estimate, because this page does not name every neighborhood we drive to. Send your address and we will tell you straight away whether we can reach you.
- Free on-site estimates for new systems, heat pumps and re-roof removals
- $149 repair diagnostic, credited if you approve the repair during the visit
- Permits handled with every Lee and Charlotte County office on this page
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- Cape Coral, Florida, serving Lee and Charlotte counties
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- 6:00am to 9:00pm
- Sunday
- 9:00am to 9:00pm