Virginia solar incentives

Virginia law exempts qualifying solar facilities up to 25 kW DC under the referenced residential/accessory-use provisions from state and local taxation. This exempts qualifying equipment value; it is not a check for the cost of your system. Local certification and assessment procedures matter.

Approved customer-generators can use eligible solar production to offset electricity purchases under their utility’s rules. Size limits, export treatment, annual settlement and applicable rate schedules must be checked for the specific account.

Solar production may generate RECs that can be sold through a broker or aggregator. Eligibility, certificate ownership, registration, contract terms and market demand determine proceeds; there is no guaranteed statewide payment per panel.

We check your city or county and electric utility for current project-specific rebates or energy-upgrade support. This guide does not promise a fixed statewide residential solar cash rebate.

Separate solar or storage tax treatment, commercial federal credits and financing may apply. Eligibility depends on project size, ownership, equipment and construction timing.