Solar Panel Installation in Fairfax, VA

It matters for the permit office and the tax exemption, not for the price. The City of Fairfax is an independent city with its own permit checklist and a ten-year solar property tax exemption. Fairfax County issues its own permit, waives the fee, and exempts the equipment for five years. Many homes with a Fairfax mailing address are in the county. We confirm the jurisdiction from your parcel and file with the right office.

No. Fairfax County waives the permit fee for residential solar, so there is no permit fee line on your proposal. We still pull the permit and schedule the inspection.

Look at the top of your electric bill. Most Fairfax addresses are Dominion Energy Virginia. NOVEC serves parts of the western county around Centreville, Chantilly, Clifton, and Fairfax Station. Both offer net metering, and we file the interconnection with whichever one serves you.

Many Fairfax colonials and split-levels from the 1960s through the 1990s still run 100A or 150A service, and a heavy-up is often the first step. Some 200A panels need a main breaker or busbar change to accept the backfeed. We run the load calculation on the site visit and price any panel work on the same proposal at the published $3,500–$7,500 range.

We pull the county permit and file the Dominion or NOVEC interconnection the week you sign, and we put the expected range in writing with your proposal, because it moves with the permit queue and the utility review that month.