PanelCensus

Solar installations in Virginia

18,457 recorded installations — prices, growth by year, county breakdown and the installers doing the work.

Dataset updated . Sources: LBNL Tracking the Sun + city permit records + state programs + USGS/EIA utility-scale.

Installations
18,457
Total capacity
4.0 GW
Median price
pre-incentive
Third-party owned
0%
lease / PPA

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Growth

Installations by year

2005
8
2006
24
2007
35
2008
64
2009
112
2010
417
2011
291
2012
294
2013
307
2014
469
2015
884
2016
861
2017
1,078
2018
2,369
2019
4,076
2020
374
2021
598
2022
853
2023
671
2024
441
2025
446
2026
44

Bars: recorded installs · right column: median $/W that year.

By county

Solar by county in Virginia

CountyInstallsCapacityMedian $/W
Norfolk city3,9215.8 MW
Virginia Beach city3,91341.3 MW
Fairfax County1,17810.5 MW$2.94/W
Albemarle County99227.3 MW
Loudoun County4794.9 MW$4.08/W
Augusta County47415.1 MW
Henrico County40956.5 MW
Arlington County3573.3 MW
Chesterfield County3386.5 MW
Prince William County32330.9 MW$4.15/W
Rockingham County2877.2 MW
Chesapeake city269148.4 MW
Montgomery County2251.6 MW
Hanover County17637.0 MW
Stafford County1683.5 MW
Richmond city1515.1 MW
Bedford County1404.6 MW
Hampton city1331.1 MW
Frederick County13299.4 MW
Spotsylvania County128386.8 MW
Fauquier County12729.2 MW
Alexandria city1271.0 MW
James City County12446.5 MW
Warren County1181.6 MW
Newport News city114849 kW
Rappahannock County1121.5 MW
Louisa County9562.7 MW
Franklin County841.2 MW
Shenandoah County8435.3 MW
Roanoke County814.0 MW
Roanoke city80411 kW
Floyd County79471 kW
Nelson County72605 kW
Gloucester County70122.2 MW
Suffolk city6765.2 MW
Greene County661.1 MW
Rockbridge County6612.4 MW
Clarke County6326.2 MW
Culpeper County61683 kW
Falls Church city58457 kW
Powhatan County5760.1 MW
Goochland County53528 kW
Madison County52552 kW
Orange County5176.2 MW
Washington County51619 kW
Campbell County5021.4 MW
Fluvanna County5020.5 MW
New Kent County5023.3 MW
York County49363 kW
Amherst County477.9 MW
Botetourt County47348 kW
Scott County4680 kW
Prince George County4421.2 MW
Portsmouth city44301 kW
Dinwiddie County37324 kW
Isle of Wight County3751.7 MW
Page County37306 kW
Caroline County35644 kW
King George County34263 kW
Cumberland County3249.4 MW
Middlesex County3222.3 MW
Pulaski County31330 kW$3.83/W
Buckingham County305.5 MW
Mathews County29207 kW
Westmoreland County2949.0 MW
Winchester city29699 kW
Mecklenburg County28208.8 MW
Fredericksburg city28167 kW
Pittsylvania County27169.1 MW
King William County2639.6 MW
Henry County2599.1 MW
Halifax County24327.2 MW
Lynchburg city24620 kW
Carroll County23174 kW
Northumberland County23201 kW
Greensville County22228.7 MW
Grayson County21125 kW
Smyth County21159 kW
Wythe County2124.6 MW
Poquoson city21146 kW
Patrick County20145 kW
Giles County17127 kW
Amelia County1613.5 MW
Appomattox County1625.0 MW
Lancaster County167.1 MW
Alleghany County1597 kW
Richmond County1337.2 MW
Dickenson County1256 kW
Nottoway County1293 kW
Southampton County1270.8 MW
Charles City County1055 kW
Essex County1026.9 MW
Sussex County1028.4 MW

Counties derived from installation ZIP codes (Census ZCTA crosswalk) — approximate at boundaries. Counties with fewer than 50 recorded installs are shown but not indexed.

Frequently asked questions

How many solar installations are there in Virginia?

PanelCensus records 18,457 solar installations in Virginia, totalling 4.0 GW of capacity — compiled from LBNL's Tracking the Sun, city permit records, state programs and USGS/EIA utility-scale data. (Coverage depends on what the state publishes, so actual totals are higher.)

How much does solar cost per watt in Virginia?

The Virginia records in the dataset do not include enough price data to compute a reliable median.

Who are the biggest solar installers in Virginia?

No resolved installers recorded.