MySolarCheck

Solar Panel Cost & Installation Data in Virginia

Observed Records
10,986
Reported Capacity
125 MW
Dataset Rank
#19

94% residential

14.41¢
Residential Rate (EIA 2024)
4.1h
Peak Sun Hours/Day
$2,114
Est. Annual Savings

Environmental & Community Impact

CO₂ Offset/Year
140,079 tons
CO₂ Offset/System/Year
9.7 tons
Installations per 10K Residents
12.7
State Population
8,624,511
Est. Annual Production/System
14,672 kWh

Estimates use average system size, a 4.1h/day state solar-resource proxy and a 14% system-loss assumption. Payback excludes financing and incentives. Context sources: NREL, EIA and EPA eGRID (0.709 metric tons CO₂/MWh).

System Overview

Avg System Size
11.4 kW

Installation Growth (Last 5 Years)

Installer Names in the Source Records

InstallerObserved Records
-110,986

Panel Brands in the Source Records

BrandObserved Records
Alps Technology10,986

County Records - Virginia

CountyObserved RecordsReported Capacity
Fairfax1,19510.5 MW
Albemarle5827.9 MW
Loudoun4864.9 MW
Virginia Beach city4373.3 MW
Charlottesville city4304.9 MW
Henrico3773.6 MW
Arlington3683.4 MW
Prince William3213.1 MW
Chesterfield3023 MW
Chesapeake city2672.1 MW
Richmond city2276.1 MW
Montgomery2251.6 MW
Rockingham1972.3 MW
Augusta1883.9 MW
Norfolk city1452.5 MW

Virginia Solar Incentives

State-program snapshot

Is Solar Worth It in Virginia?

Modeled homeowner analysis

Primary dataset: LBNL Tracking the Sun 2024 release. Counts represent records in the source release, not a complete statewide census.