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Electrician-led solar in Fairfax Station
Solar Panel Installation in Fairfax Station, VA
Fairfax Station is the wooded, large-lot country south of Burke, on NOVEC for most addresses and on wells for many. The homes are 1980s and 1990s colonials on big services, and the design starts with a shade analysis. AJ Long Electric installs the array, the panel, the battery, and the EV charger as one job, with a master electrician on site.
A master electrician is on site for every solar project. $2.40–$2.85/W installed, cash. Dominion or NOVEC depending on your address, confirmed from the bill, with the shade analysis run before we quote.
Content reviewed 2026-09-05
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Cost
What solar costs in Fairfax Station
A typical 8 to 12 kW rooftop system installs for $19,000–$34,000 cash, which is $2.40–$2.85/W. These are cash installed prices for modules, racking, inverter, and interconnection labor. Two things keep the number down: no commissioned sales team and no subcontracted electrical.
A clear plane on a Fairfax Station colonial prices inside the published band, and the shade analysis sets the module count. A ground mount is quoted per site when the roof is wooded. The 1980s panels here usually take a backfed breaker; the ones that do not get the heavy-up at $3,500–$7,500.
| System size | Typical annual production | Installed price, cash |
|---|---|---|
| 8 kW | About 10,000 kWh | $19,200–$22,800 |
| 10 kW | About 12,500 kWh | $24,000–$28,500 |
| 12 kW | About 15,000 kWh | $28,800–$34,200 |
Production assumes about 1,250 kWh per kW per year for a typical Northern Virginia roof. Your bill and your roof set the real number.
Incentives
Fairfax Station solar incentives in 2026
The federal residential credit ended December 31, 2025. What is left for a Fairfax Station address is built into the proposal, and the full list with sources is in our Fairfax County incentives guide.
Fairfax County waives the residential solar permit fee for a Fairfax Station address and exempts the equipment from property tax for five years after the inspection passes.
Net metering credits every kilowatt-hour a Fairfax Station array sends back at the retail rate, and the SRECs stay yours under the State Corporation Commission order of April 30, 2026.
Most Fairfax Station addresses net meter with NOVEC under the cooperative's own program, and the county fee waiver and property tax exemption apply to the parcel regardless of the utility.
Why an electrician
Why Fairfax Station homeowners choose an electrician for solar
Fairfax Station is where the battery and the well pump make the design. A solar salesperson sells the roof; a master electrician sizes the battery to the pump's starting load, places the transfer equipment, and puts the interconnection where the NOVEC reviewer expects it. Ours is on site for the install.
We keep a Burke listing minutes away and have pulled Fairfax County permits for Fairfax Station panels, wells, and generator inlets for years. The HOA package, the county permit, and the NOVEC interconnection go in the right order.
The price is a cash installed number with no commissioned sales team inside it. The battery, the ground mount when the roof is shaded, and any panel work are itemized on one proposal.
Solar makes sense in Fairfax Station when
- Your Fairfax Station colonial has a roof plane that clears the trees from late morning on, and your NOVEC bill supports a 10 kW array.
- You are on a well and a septic system and want the battery sized to keep the pump running through the outages that hit the wooded lots first.
- You want a contractor who files NOVEC's interconnection as routinely as Dominion's and prepares the HOA package before the county permit.
Fairfax Station neighborhoods we serve
From the Burke edge down to Clifton and Lorton.
Google reviews
What Fairfax Station homeowners say
Google reviews from generator hookup and panel jobs in Fairfax Station and Burke. Solar reviews land here as installs finish.
AJ Long electric was great from start to finish. The owner who came and quoted my panel upgrade, EV charger install, and grounding install was very thorough and answered any and every question I had. Their quote was reasonably priced, and I felt comfortable.
Upgraded my fuse box and installed an EV charger wtih an additional 110 outlet. Solid estimate, timely response, excellent work. Very efficient and knowledgeable, making useful recommendations without trying to "upsell". I definitely recommend and will use them again.
They were upfront a honest with me during the troubleshooting & estimate process. When they did the actual "heavy up" and bringing our house up to code, their work was great. Professional service, I highly recommend them. We already have other projects we will be hiring them for.
Fairfax Station solar questions
Is Fairfax Station NOVEC or Dominion?
Fairfax Station is Dominion or NOVEC depending on your address, and most of Fairfax Station is NOVEC. The top of your bill settles it. NOVEC runs its own net metering program under the Virginia statute, we file the cooperative interconnection after the county permit, and the price is the same either way.
Will the trees on my Fairfax Station lot rule out solar?
Not usually. Fairfax Station lots are wooded, but the homes sit on acre-plus lots with at least one roof plane that clears the canopy from late morning on. We run a shade analysis on every Fairfax Station site visit, quote only the modules that produce, and price a ground mount on the open part of the lot when the roof is out.
Can a battery keep a Fairfax Station well pump running in an outage?
Yes. A standard grid-tied array shuts off in an outage. Add a battery and transfer equipment and the circuits you choose stay on, with the well pump, the refrigerator, the internet, and a few lights at the top of the list. We size the battery to the pump's starting load, and the array charges it while the grid is down.
Does a NOVEC customer in Fairfax Station get the Fairfax County incentives?
Yes. The permit fee waiver and the five-year property tax exemption are Fairfax County programs and apply to every Fairfax Station parcel. Net metering comes from NOVEC under its own program for NOVEC addresses, and from Dominion for the rest.
We handle this for you
Permits, NOVEC, and Dominion in Fairfax Station
Fairfax Station is NOVEC, trees, and wells. Here is how we handle a Fairfax Station address.
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Fairfax Station is unincorporated Fairfax County, so Land Development Services issues the residential solar permit and waives the fee. Several Fairfax Station subdivisions run an association review for exterior changes, which Virginia Code 55.1-1820.1 keeps reasonable, and we prepare the HOA package.
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Fairfax Station is Dominion or NOVEC depending on your address, and most Fairfax Station addresses are NOVEC. We read the utility off your bill and file the cooperative interconnection after the county permit.
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Fairfax Station lots are wooded. We run a shade analysis before quoting, and the module count on the proposal is the count that produces. Many homes are on wells, so the battery design includes the pump.
We handle this for you
The offices and programs
Click through for the official pages. We do the filing, the scheduling, and the follow-up.
Utility interconnection
- NOVEC: Net MeteringApplies when your bill shows NOVEC as the serving utility.We file the cooperative interconnection and close out permission to operate after the inspection.Source reviewed 2026-08-26
- Dominion Energy Virginia: Net MeteringApplies when your bill shows Dominion Energy Virginia as the serving utility.We file the interconnection and request permission to operate after the inspection passes. Dominion credits exported power one for one under the SCC order of April 30, 2026.Source reviewed 2026-08-26
Continue the plan
Connect the local and electrical decisions
Review the regional offer, combined solar-and-battery design, or the existing electrical service-area context for Fairfax Station.
Next step
Start with your bill and your address
Send a recent electric bill and the address. A preliminary system size and price range comes back first, then a site visit with a master electrician turns it into a written proposal.