Most addresses
Dominion Energy Virginia
- Average home rate (2024)
- 14.09¢/kWh
- Paid for exported solar
- credited one-for-one at retail against your own annual usage
- Net-metered home solar, utility-wide
- 53,368
An honest answer · Woodbridge, VA
Is solar worth it in Woodbridge, VA?
Is solar worth it in Woodbridge? For a 9.5 kW system at about $27,550 making about 12,080 kWh a year on Dominion Energy at an average 14.1¢ per kWh, it depends on how much you use at home.
The honest answer · as of August 2026
For some Woodbridge homes yes, for others no. Dominion Energy Virginia credits exports at credited one-for-one at retail against your own annual usage, so the deciding number is how much of the 12,080 kWh a 9.5 kW system makes here you use yourself. Half of Woodbridge homes are more than 39 years old, so the roof check matters here: a roof with under ten years left should be replaced before solar goes on, or at the same time.
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The honest read on Woodbridge
Woodbridge is a stronger solar market than most of our territory, and the honest reason is policy rather than sunshine. Northern Virginia gets meaningfully less sun than the Carolinas, so a kilowatt of panel produces less here. Retail net metering more than compensates, because every kilowatt-hour that panel does produce is worth full retail rather than a fraction of it.
What decides an individual house is therefore shade and roof, not the state. Mature hardwood through the established neighbourhoods is the main constraint, and it is a real one. An open roof on the newer development with a household using a normal amount of power is a straightforward yes; a shaded roof under canopy is a no, and no policy fixes that.
Written for Woodbridge specifically.
What changed
What changed in 2026, and what it does to payback
The federal homeowner credit ended on December 31, 2025. Virginia has no state credit, so the export terms carry the case.
What decides it
Four things decide whether solar pays in Woodbridge
What Dominion Energy credits for exports, how much of your 12,080 kWh you use at home, your roof (the median Woodbridge home was built in 1987) and shade, and how long you will stay.
Two lists
Who solar suits in Woodbridge, and who it doesn't
Solar usually makes sense for your Woodbridge home if
- Your bill is at or above roughly $140 a month, what a 9.5 kW system here offsets at Dominion Energy Virginia's average rate.
- Half of Woodbridge homes are more than 39 years old, so the roof check matters here: a roof with under ten years left should be replaced before solar goes on, or at the same time.
- Your best roof planes clear the shade: established prince william neighbourhoods carry substantial mature hardwood; the newer development is more open.
- You use power in daylight, when a 9.5 kW system here makes up to about 1,233 kWh a month.
- You plan to stay long enough to reach payback.
Solar is probably not right for you if
- Mature hardwood shades your best roof planes for much of the day, which is common in the established neighbourhoods.
- Your roof needs replacing within about five years.
- You are likely to move within five years.
- You need more than 15 kW AC and cannot get written confirmation that your utility has adopted the new 20 kW standby threshold yet.
- Your meter turns out to be on NOVEC rather than Dominion and the cooperative’s terms do not support the size you had in mind.
- You are being sold on a 30% federal credit: that quote is wrong.
Getting to a real answer
What a free assessment actually settles
For a Woodbridge address on Dominion Energy Virginia, in Prince William County.
- Your actual utility and rateAround Woodbridge, NOVEC serves many Prince William County addresses, and the terms differ. This is not guesswork we can do from a map.
- Your real usage shapeFrom 12 months of Dominion Energy Virginia bills, against the 12,080 kWh a typical system here makes.
- Roof condition and remaining lifeHalf of Woodbridge homes are more than 39 years old, so the roof check matters here: a roof with under ten years left should be replaced before solar goes on, or at the same time.
- Shade, measuredEstablished Prince William neighbourhoods carry substantial mature hardwood; the newer development is more open.
- A right-sized designOur combined experience averages about 9.5 kW, against the 14.48 kW national calculators assume for this market.
- An honest recommendation, including noYour roof needs replacing within about five years.
Resale
Does solar add to a Woodbridge home's value?
The median owner-occupied home here is valued at about $395k. Owned systems generally help resale; leased ones need the buyer to take over the agreement.
Permits and approvals
What approval takes in Woodbridge
6 approvals for a Woodbridge system. We file every one.
- 01A building permit and a separate electrical permit from Prince William County
- 02An interconnection application to whichever utility serves your meter, Dominion Energy Virginia or NOVEC, on that utility’s own forms
- 03Written confirmation of the standby-charge position for any system above 15 kW AC
- 04HOA architectural review where the community has one, subject to the SB 504 limits
- 05An additional electrical permit where battery storage is included
- 06A county application for the solar equipment tax exemption once the system is operating and permitted
Standing monthly charge:about $1 a month for customers connecting under NEM 2.0, included in our payback figures.
Your utility decides payback
Is solar worth it in Woodbridge? Start with your utility
Dominion Energy Virginia and NOVEC split Woodbridge street by street. We read yours off your bill first.
Some addresses
NOVEC
- Average home rate (2024)
- 11.57¢/kWh
- Paid for exported solar
- Set by the co-op; we confirm it per account
- Net-metered home solar, utility-wide
- 3,602
For comparison: Virginia average 14.41¢ · U.S. average 16.48¢. Virginia had 69,553 net-metered home solar systems at the end of 2024.
Rates: US EIA Form EIA-861, 2024 averages incl. fixed charges, not tariffs. Export terms as of August 2026.
Woodbridge sun, month by month
Is solar worth it in Woodbridge? What the panels make
About 12,080 kWh a year from a south-facing roof with no shade. July is the strongest month at about 1,233 kWh and December the weakest at about 658 kWh.
Your roof will differ. Established Prince William neighbourhoods carry substantial mature hardwood; the newer development is more open.
Estimate: NASA POWER sun data for Woodbridge, PVWatts model, south-facing, no shade.
Our work
Real systems our crews have installed
Our own job photos, not stock or renders. Inland Mid-Atlantic.
ResidentialShingle rooftop arrayBackyard-facing slope
ResidentialClean rooftop layoutBlack-framed panels
ResidentialMulti-facet metal roofWooded aerial view
ResidentialFull black-on-blackPoolside single-story home
ResidentialStanding-seam metal roofLakeside multi-facet install
ResidentialDetached garage arrayFarmhouse-style home
Photo locations are not published.
Free assessment · Woodbridge, VA
Get a straight answer for your Woodbridge roof
We read your bill, confirm your Dominion Energy Virginia export terms, and tell you what your roof in Prince William County will actually carry, and say so if it will not pay.
- Most addresses here are on Dominion Energy Virginia, but NOVEC serves many Prince William County addresses. We confirm yours from your bill before we quote anything
- A building permit and a separate electrical permit from Prince William County: we pull it and manage the inspections
- Prince William County reviews the work, and the county has adopted a solar equipment tax exemption.
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Woodbridge worth-it FAQ
The questions people actually ask us
Is solar worth it in Woodbridge, VA in 2026?
For some Woodbridge homes, yes. A 9.5 kW system here costs about $27,550 and makes about 12,080 kWh a year, worth roughly $140 a month of Dominion Energy Virginia power at its average rate. Mature hardwood shades your best roof planes for much of the day, which is common in the established neighbourhoods.
Did solar get worse in Woodbridge after 2025?
Yes. The 30% federal homeowner credit ended on December 31, 2025. Virginia still credits exported power one-for-one at retail against your annual usage; the State Corporation Commission preserved that for Dominion Energy Virginia customers in its 30 April 2026 NEM 2.0 ruling.
What electricity bill makes solar worth considering in Woodbridge?
A 9.5 kW system in Woodbridge offsets roughly $140 a month of Dominion Energy Virginia power at its 14.1¢ average rate, if you use it all at home. A bill well under that leaves too little to offset; a bill above it, with daytime use, is worth modelling properly.
Is solar worth it in Woodbridge on Dominion Energy?
Virginia still credits exported power one-for-one at retail against your annual usage; the State Corporation Commission preserved that for Dominion Energy Virginia customers in its 30 April 2026 NEM 2.0 ruling. Dominion Energy households paid about 14.1¢ per kWh on average in 2024. The more of your 12,080 kWh a year you use at home, the better it pays.
Is solar worth it in Woodbridge if my roof is old?
Half of Woodbridge homes are more than 39 years old, so the roof check matters here: a roof with under ten years left should be replaced before solar goes on, or at the same time. Doing the roof first, or both together, avoids paying to remove and reinstall the panels later.
Is solar worth it in Woodbridge for a 9.5 kW system?
It costs about $27,550 and makes about 12,080 kWh a year here unshaded. Dominion Energy households paid about 14.1¢ per kWh on average in 2024.
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