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That's true although it's quite impressive regardless.
First, the Florida state government is actively hostile to solar. Just a couple years back they passed a law that made it so you couldn't sell your excess power back to the grid- a huge benefit of installing solar.
This was at the request of FPL (Florida Power & Light) because just like in the federal government, the Florida government is essentially bought and paid for.
So I don't know the specifics in CA, but I'd imagine their government is more friendly to renewable energy.
And we also need to consider CA has a little less than double Florida's population and a little more than double Florida's GDP.
So the fact that Florida surpassed California's solar usage is actually quite impressive, especially considering CA had a significant head start.
It's really a testament to how useful this technology is. Solar is not growing in Florida because it's renewable or has lower carbon emissions, etc. It's growing because it's economically feasible.
And I think it's a good sign for the future of renewable energy. Also goes to show Florida is rapidly growing. Few years back we surpassed NY as the 3rd largest state (in terms of population).
Right now Texas & Florida (and certain states in the SE like S or N Carolina) are the fastest growing states. Meanwhile states like New York, California, and Illinois are stagnating.
In the next couple decades, Florida and Texas will eventually surpass NY and CA as the two most important states. And I predict they will both turn blue just like what happened to California.