Solar installations in Virginia
18,447 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.
Most active
Top installers in Virginia
| # | Installer | Installs in VA |
|---|
Growth
Installations by year
New installs per year and the running cumulative total, plus % of homes with solar (ACS housing units).
By county
Solar by county in Virginia
| County | Installs | % homes | Capacity | Median $/W |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Norfolk city | 3,921 | 3.8% | 5.8 MW | — |
| Virginia Beach city | 3,914 | 2.1% | 41.3 MW | — |
| Fairfax County | 1,201 | 0.28% | 10.6 MW | — |
| Albemarle County | 1,008 | 2.1% | 27.4 MW | — |
| Loudoun County | 490 | 0.34% | 4.9 MW | — |
| Augusta County | 478 | 1.5% | 15.1 MW | — |
| Henrico County | 414 | 0.29% | 56.7 MW | — |
| Arlington County | 368 | 0.30% | 3.4 MW | — |
| Chesterfield County | 340 | 0.24% | 6.5 MW | — |
| Prince William County | 325 | 0.20% | 30.9 MW | — |
| Rockingham County | 291 | 0.81% | 7.2 MW | — |
| Chesapeake city | 272 | 0.28% | 148.4 MW | — |
| Montgomery County | 225 | 0.53% | 1.6 MW | — |
| Hanover County | 176 | 0.40% | 37.0 MW | — |
| Stafford County | 170 | 0.32% | 3.5 MW | — |
| Richmond city | 153 | 0.14% | 5.1 MW | — |
| Bedford County | 142 | 0.38% | 4.6 MW | — |
| Frederick County | 134 | 0.37% | 99.5 MW | — |
| Hampton city | 133 | 0.21% | 1.1 MW | — |
| Fauquier County | 129 | 0.45% | 29.2 MW | — |
| Spotsylvania County | 129 | 0.24% | 386.8 MW | — |
| Alexandria city | 128 | 0.16% | 1.0 MW | — |
| James City County | 124 | 0.36% | 46.5 MW | — |
| Warren County | 118 | 0.70% | 1.6 MW | — |
| Newport News city | 118 | 0.14% | 922 kW | — |
| Rappahannock County | 112 | 2.9% | 1.5 MW | — |
| Louisa County | 95 | 0.53% | 62.7 MW | — |
| Shenandoah County | 88 | 0.41% | 35.3 MW | — |
| Franklin County | 84 | 0.30% | 1.2 MW | — |
| Roanoke County | 81 | 0.19% | 4.0 MW | — |
| Roanoke city | 80 | 0.16% | 411 kW | — |
| Floyd County | 79 | 0.99% | 471 kW | — |
| Nelson County | 72 | 0.72% | 605 kW | — |
| Gloucester County | 71 | 0.41% | 122.2 MW | — |
| Rockbridge County | 69 | 0.61% | 12.4 MW | — |
| Suffolk city | 67 | 0.17% | 65.2 MW | — |
| Greene County | 66 | 0.76% | 1.1 MW | — |
| Clarke County | 63 | 0.97% | 26.2 MW | — |
| Culpeper County | 61 | 0.31% | 683 kW | — |
| Falls Church city | 60 | 0.94% | 463 kW | — |
| Powhatan County | 57 | 0.48% | 60.1 MW | — |
| Goochland County | 54 | 0.49% | 531 kW | — |
| Madison County | 52 | 0.85% | 552 kW | — |
| Orange County | 51 | 0.32% | 76.2 MW | — |
| Washington County | 51 | 0.20% | 619 kW | — |
| Campbell County | 50 | 0.20% | 21.4 MW | — |
| Fluvanna County | 50 | 0.44% | 20.5 MW | — |
| New Kent County | 50 | 0.53% | 23.3 MW | — |
| York County | 49 | 0.17% | 363 kW | — |
| Amherst County | 47 | 0.33% | 7.9 MW | — |
| Botetourt County | 47 | 0.31% | 348 kW | — |
| Scott County | 46 | 0.39% | 80 kW | — |
| Prince George County | 44 | 0.33% | 21.2 MW | — |
| Portsmouth city | 44 | 0.10% | 301 kW | — |
| Dinwiddie County | 37 | 0.31% | 324 kW | — |
| Isle of Wight County | 37 | 0.22% | 51.7 MW | — |
| Page County | 37 | 0.31% | 306 kW | — |
| King George County | 36 | 0.34% | 290 kW | — |
| Caroline County | 35 | 0.28% | 644 kW | — |
| Cumberland County | 33 | 0.70% | 49.4 MW | — |
| Middlesex County | 32 | 0.45% | 22.3 MW | — |
| Buckingham County | 31 | 0.43% | 5.5 MW | — |
| Pulaski County | 31 | 0.18% | 330 kW | — |
| Mathews County | 29 | 0.53% | 207 kW | — |
| Westmoreland County | 29 | 0.26% | 49.0 MW | — |
| Fredericksburg city | 29 | 0.24% | 174 kW | — |
| Winchester city | 29 | 0.23% | 699 kW | — |
| Mecklenburg County | 28 | 0.15% | 208.8 MW | — |
| Pittsylvania County | 27 | 0.09% | 169.1 MW | — |
| King William County | 26 | 0.34% | 39.6 MW | — |
| Henry County | 25 | 0.10% | 99.1 MW | — |
| Halifax County | 24 | 0.14% | 327.2 MW | — |
| Lynchburg city | 24 | 0.07% | 620 kW | — |
| Carroll County | 23 | 0.14% | 174 kW | — |
| Northumberland County | 23 | 0.26% | 201 kW | — |
| Greensville County | 22 | 0.55% | 228.7 MW | — |
| Grayson County | 21 | 0.23% | 125 kW | — |
| Smyth County | 21 | 0.14% | 159 kW | — |
| Wythe County | 21 | 0.15% | 24.6 MW | — |
| Poquoson city | 21 | 0.42% | 146 kW | — |
| Patrick County | 20 | 0.20% | 145 kW | — |
| Appomattox County | 17 | 0.23% | 25.0 MW | — |
| Giles County | 17 | 0.20% | 127 kW | — |
| Alleghany County | 16 | 0.20% | 104 kW | — |
| Amelia County | 16 | 0.28% | 13.5 MW | — |
| Lancaster County | 16 | 0.21% | 7.1 MW | — |
| Richmond County | 13 | 0.33% | 37.2 MW | — |
| Dickenson County | 12 | 0.16% | 56 kW | — |
| Nottoway County | 12 | 0.18% | 93 kW | — |
| Southampton County | 12 | 0.15% | 70.8 MW | — |
| Charles City County | 10 | 0.31% | 55 kW | — |
| Essex County | 10 | 0.17% | 26.9 MW | — |
| Sussex County | 10 | 0.21% | 28.4 MW | — |
| Lunenburg Countylimited | 9 | 0.15% | 18.1 MW | — |
| Brunswick Countylimited | 8 | 0.10% | 56 kW | — |
| Charlotte Countylimited | 8 | 0.13% | 147 kW | — |
| King and Queen Countylimited | 8 | 0.23% | 89 kW | — |
| Prince Edward Countylimited | 7 | 0.08% | 4.0 MW | — |
| Bland Countylimited | 6 | 0.19% | 50 kW | — |
| Highland Countylimited | 6 | 0.33% | 51 kW | — |
| Surry Countylimited | 6 | 0.17% | 28 kW | — |
| Tazewell Countylimited | 6 | 0.03% | 43 kW | — |
| Accomack Countylimited | 4 | 0.02% | 18.8 MW | — |
| Manassas citylimited | 4 | 0.03% | 39 kW | — |
| Russell Countylimited | 2 | 0.02% | 7 kW | — |
| Wise Countylimited | 2 | 0.01% | 6.5 MW | — |
| Bath Countylimited | 1 | 0.03% | 6.5 MW | — |
| Northampton Countylimited | 1 | 0.01% | 25.1 MW | — |
Counties derived from installation ZIP codes (Census ZCTA crosswalk) — approximate at boundaries. Counties marked limited have under 10 recorded installs, so their medians and penetration are indicative only. % homes = recorded installs ÷ housing units (U.S. Census ACS 5-Year, B25001).
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Top solar equipment in Virginia
| # | Panel manufacturer | Systems |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Silfab | 318 |
| 2 | First Solar | 21 |
| 3 | REC | 12 |
| 4 | Qcells | 4 |
| 5 | JA Solar | 3 |
| 6 | Aptos | 2 |
| # | Inverter manufacturer | Systems |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Enphase | 196 |
| 2 | QD | 52 |
| 3 | HC | 48 |
| 4 | Tesla | 20 |
| 5 | SolarEdge | 13 |
| 6 | ENPHASE | 9 |
From recorded equipment on Virginia systems (Tracking the Sun + state/permit data); counts are systems where the manufacturer is known.
Developers
Top solar developers in Virginia
| # | Developer | Systems |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dominion Energy | 8 |
| 2 | Dominion | 3 |
Developer/EPC named on the permit or program record — often the same firm as the installer.
Frequently asked questions
How many solar installations are there in Virginia?
PanelCensus records 18,447 solar installations in Virginia, totalling 3.6 GW of capacity — about 0.51% of the state's 3,654,784 housing units (U.S. Census ACS) — 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.