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Solar installations in Virginia

10,986 recorded installations — prices, growth by year, county breakdown and the installers doing the work.

Dataset updated . Refreshed from LBNL's Tracking the Sun public releases.

Installations
10,986
Total capacity
125.3 MW
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
290
2012
294
2013
306
2014
469
2015
883
2016
830
2017
1,012
2018
2,284
2019
3,940

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

By county

Solar by county in Virginia

CountyInstallsCapacityMedian $/W
Fairfax County1,17810.5 MW$2.94/W
Albemarle County99112.7 MW
Virginia Beach city4803.6 MW
Loudoun County4794.9 MW$4.08/W
Augusta County4727.2 MW
Henrico County4064.8 MW
Arlington County3573.3 MW
Chesterfield County3363.5 MW
Prince William County3212.9 MW$4.15/W
Rockingham County2865.0 MW
Chesapeake city2642.1 MW
Montgomery County2251.6 MW
Hanover County1752.0 MW
Stafford County1661.7 MW
Richmond city1515.1 MW
Norfolk city1452.5 MW
Bedford County1391.2 MW
Hampton city1331.1 MW
Frederick County1291.1 MW
Alexandria city1271.0 MW
Fauquier County1261.5 MW
James City County122907 kW
Warren County1181.6 MW
Newport News city114849 kW
Rappahannock County1121.5 MW
Spotsylvania County98868 kW
Louisa County891.6 MW
Franklin County841.2 MW
Shenandoah County82651 kW
Roanoke County802.4 MW
Roanoke city80411 kW
Floyd County79471 kW
Nelson County72605 kW
Gloucester County66502 kW
Greene County661.1 MW
Rockbridge County631.7 MW
Suffolk city63565 kW
Clarke County61609 kW
Culpeper County61683 kW
Falls Church city58457 kW
Powhatan County542.2 MW
Goochland County53528 kW
Madison County52552 kW
Washington County51619 kW
Orange County50473 kW
New Kent County49353 kW
York County49363 kW
Botetourt County47348 kW
Campbell County47444 kW
Fluvanna County47450 kW
Amherst County46393 kW
Scott County4680 kW
Portsmouth city44301 kW
Prince George County42339 kW
Dinwiddie County37324 kW
Page County37306 kW
Caroline County35644 kW
King George County34263 kW
Isle of Wight County33295 kW
Pulaski County31330 kW$3.83/W
Cumberland County30267 kW
Buckingham County29309 kW
Mathews County29207 kW
Middlesex County291.2 MW
Winchester city29699 kW
Fredericksburg city28167 kW
Westmoreland County25958 kW
King William County24170 kW
Lynchburg city24620 kW
Carroll County23174 kW
Northumberland County23201 kW
Henry County22179 kW
Grayson County21125 kW
Smyth County21159 kW
Poquoson city21146 kW
Mecklenburg County20183 kW
Patrick County20145 kW
Wythe County20123 kW
Giles County17127 kW
Halifax County16135 kW
Alleghany County1597 kW
Amelia County14125 kW
Appomattox County1487 kW
Lancaster County1495 kW
Pittsylvania County1394 kW
Dickenson County1256 kW
Nottoway County1293 kW
Richmond County101.1 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?

LBNL's Tracking the Sun dataset records 10,986 residential and small-commercial solar installations in Virginia, totalling 125.3 MW of capacity. (Coverage depends on the state's reporting programs, 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.