Solar companies in Virginia

Virginia is now a top-ten solar state: about 7.6 gigawatts installed — enough for more than 850,000 homes — and the buildout is accelerating, with Dominion Energy planning more than 21 gigawatts of additional solar over the next two decades to serve the world's largest concentration of data centers. Rooftops are part of the picture, from Northern Virginia and Richmond to the Shenandoah Valley and Hampton Roads.

Homeowners get the classic arrangement. Net metering is available from investor-owned utilities and electric cooperatives for residential systems up to 25 kW sized to your home's annual usage: extra power banks as credits that carry forward month to month, and at the end of each 12-month cycle you can roll the remainder forward or sell it to the utility — and you keep your renewable energy credits. In 2026, state regulators rejected Dominion's bid to cut rooftop compensation, so these rules stand. No suitable roof? Dominion's shared solar program lets subscribers buy into local solar farms for bill credits; its first 200 megawatts filled across 52 projects, and another 150 megawatts have been authorized.

Two things to check before signing: Dominion customers with systems larger than 10 kW pay monthly standby charges, and your county or city may offer a local property tax exemption for solar equipment. Review the Virginia rebates and incentives, compare the installers below, and browse our solar energy resources for guides to shared solar subscriptions, standby charges, and pairing solar with storage.