Solar, solar repair and roofing in Brandon and Valrico.
Brandon, Valrico and the communities around them are unincorporated Hillsborough County, fifteen minutes from our Tampa office. It's a solar-heavy area with a lot of 2017 to 2022 systems now hitting their first inverter failures and first roof replacements. Fused services every brand, installs new solar and batteries, replaces roofs, and does the detach and reinstall when a roof goes on.
Part of our Hillsborough County service area.
Main panel upgrade for solar and battery, done under our own electrical license.
Where in and around Brandon we work
Who issues the permit, and who pulls it
Brandon and Valrico are unincorporated, so Hillsborough County Development Services (HillsGovHub) issues the permits. Roof-mounted solar is an electrical trade permit and the county requires signed-and-sealed plans from a Florida engineer covering roof load, wind load and roof access pathways. Electrical rough-in inspection is required for PV, live or virtual through VuSpex, scheduled by 11:59 PM for next day. Roof replacement is a separate re-roof permit with a progress inspection. Plant City has its own building division. We carry the engineering relationship, so the stamp is part of the quote.
TECO serves all of Hillsborough County. Systems of 10 kW AC and under use TECO's Tier 1 interconnection with no application fee; TECO's approval can take up to 30 days after the passed inspection, then it sets the net meter. We file and track it.
What is specific to Brandon
| First-generation solar coming due | A lot of Brandon solar was installed between 2017 and 2022, often by companies that no longer exist. Inverter and microinverter failures and leaking attachments are what we see most. We service any brand and any installer's system. |
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| HOAs | Bloomingdale, FishHawk and most of the newer Valrico communities have an architectural review step. Florida Statute 163.04 limits what they can require, but the application still has to go in. We prepare it. |
| TECO | All of Brandon is TECO. Tier 1 interconnection, no fee, approval up to 30 days after the county inspection. |
| Notice of Commencement | Required above $5,000 and recorded before the first inspection. We prepare it with the contract. |
Every service, from the one contractor holding both licenses
Panels off for your new roof, back on with new flashed attachments and a 25-year no-leak guarantee.
Solar detach and reinstall in Brandon →Roof replacementGAF Timberline HDZ or Owens Corning Duration over a full peel-and-stick leak barrier, with or without solar.
Roof replacement in Brandon →New solar and batteriesDesigned by the company that will service it for 25 years. Tesla Powerwall 3 and FranklinWH.
New solar and batteries in Brandon →Solar repair and diagnosticsAny brand, any installer. $395 on-site diagnostic, repair quoted after.
Solar repair and diagnostics in Brandon →Tesla solar removal and serviceTesla certified, usually weeks sooner than Tesla's own schedule.
Tesla solar removal and service in Brandon →Annual maintenance plansInspection, cleaning and documentation once a year, priced by panel count.
Annual maintenance plans in Brandon →When the roof leaks under the array, there's one number to call
In Florida, solar work needs an electrical or solar license and roof work needs a roofing license. Almost nobody holds both. Fused does, so when we replace a roof and reinstall the panels in Brandon, the roofing warranty and the 25-year no-leak guarantee on the attachments come from the same company.
Fuze Inc. d/b/a Fused Solar and Roofing
CCC1331058EC13014750CBC1252064Verify any Florida license at myfloridalicense.com. Office: 14034 N Florida Ave, Tampa, FL 33613. Serving Brandon since 2007.
Brandon solar and roofing, answered plainly
My solar installer in Brandon went out of business. Can you service the system?
Yes. Fused is a service company first and works on any brand and any installer's system in Brandon, Valrico and Riverview. Flat $395 on-site diagnostic with a written report; manufacturer warranty parts handled for you.
Who pulls the solar permit for a home in Valrico?
Hillsborough County Development Services issues it as an electrical trade permit with engineer-sealed plans. Fused pulls it under electrical license EC13014750 and schedules the inspection.
Can you replace my roof and reinstall the solar in Brandon?
Yes. Fused holds roofing license CCC1331058 and electrical license EC13014750, so the roof and the detach and reinstall are one contract with both county permits pulled by us.
Can my Bloomingdale or FishHawk HOA stop me from installing solar?
No. Florida Statute 163.04 prohibits HOAs from banning solar and limits placement rules to ones that don't cut production by more than 10 percent. They can require an architectural application, which we prepare.