Solar, solar service and roofing in Odessa, where Fused started.
Fused Solar and Roofing's first address was in Odessa, and we still work here every month: Keystone lake homes, acreage with room for a ground mount, Van Dyke Farms and Steeplechase roofs from the 1990s and 2000s that are due, and a lot of solar from the last ten years sitting on them. We install solar and batteries, service every brand, replace roofs, and do the detach and reinstall when the two meet, under one Florida contractor with the electrical, roofing and building licenses.
Part of our Hillsborough County service area.
Residential array on a shingle roof, northwest Hillsborough.
Where in and around Odessa we work
Who issues the permit, and who pulls it
Odessa is unincorporated, and the 33556 zip straddles the county line. The Hillsborough side (Keystone, Van Dyke Farms, Steeplechase, everything south of the line) permits through Hillsborough County Development Services in HillsGovHub: an Electrical Trade permit for roof-mounted solar, a Residential Miscellaneous permit for a ground mount, engineer-sealed plans either way, and the electrical rough-in inspected live or by VuSpex. Roof replacement is a separate re-roof permit with an in-progress check. The Pasco side (Ivy Lake, Starkey Ranch, Trinity) goes through PascoGateway under Pasco's own solar record type. We pull with both counties and know which side of the line your parcel is on before we 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 Odessa
| Ground mounts | Odessa has the acreage. A ground-mounted array avoids the roof entirely and never has to come off for a re-roof. It's a different permit (Residential Miscellaneous in Hillsborough) and a different foundation design; we do both. |
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| Lake Keystone and the lake lots | Lakefront homes have the open southern exposure solar wants and the tree lines it doesn't. We run a shade analysis before promising production, and we say so if the trees win. |
| 1990s and 2000s roofs | Van Dyke Farms, Steeplechase and Keystone Shores were built in the window where roofs are reaching the end of their life now. If there's solar on it already, that's one contract with us: panels off, new roof, panels back on with new attachments. |
| Which county, which utility | Hillsborough-side Odessa is TECO. Pasco-side Odessa is Duke or Withlacoochee River Electric. The permit office and the interconnection steps both change at the line, so we confirm the parcel first. |
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 Odessa →Roof replacementGAF Timberline HDZ or Owens Corning Duration over a full peel-and-stick leak barrier, with or without solar.
Roof replacement in Odessa →New solar and batteriesDesigned by the company that will service it for 25 years. Tesla Powerwall 3 and FranklinWH.
New solar and batteries in Odessa →Solar repair and diagnosticsAny brand, any installer. $395 on-site diagnostic, repair quoted after.
Solar repair and diagnostics in Odessa →Tesla solar removal and serviceTesla certified, usually weeks sooner than Tesla's own schedule.
Tesla solar removal and service in Odessa →Annual maintenance plansInspection, cleaning and documentation once a year, priced by panel count.
Annual maintenance plans in Odessa →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 Odessa, 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 Odessa since 2007.
Odessa solar and roofing, answered plainly
Do you install ground-mounted solar in Odessa?
Yes. Many Odessa lots have the space, and a ground mount never has to be removed for a re-roof. Hillsborough County permits it as a Residential Miscellaneous permit with engineer-sealed plans; Fused pulls it under electrical license EC13014750.
Is Odessa in Hillsborough or Pasco County for permits?
Both. The 33556 zip straddles the line. Keystone, Van Dyke Farms and Steeplechase are Hillsborough; Ivy Lake Estates, Starkey Ranch and Trinity are Pasco. Fused confirms the parcel and pulls the permit with the right county.
Who replaces a roof with solar panels on it in Odessa?
A contractor holding both a Florida roofing license and a solar or electrical license. Fused holds roofing license CCC1331058 and electrical license EC13014750 and does the roof and the detach and reinstall under one contract, with a 25-year no-leak guarantee on the new attachments.
Do you service solar in Odessa that another company installed?
Yes. Fused services any brand and any installer's system, including Tesla and systems whose installer has gone out of business. $395 on-site diagnostic with a written report, repair quoted after.