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
Solar in Centreville & western Fairfax · VA
Solar panel installation in Centreville, VA
Comparing solar companies in Centreville? We handle solar panel installation in Centreville from your first Dominion Energy bill review to switch-on. Fairfax County has one of the more demanding solar tax-exemption applications in Virginia, and one of the heavier tree canopies.
- $27,550 typical installed cost (9.5 kW), with retail net metering
- Lifetime full-system and roof-penetration warranty
- Our own crews, owner-run, callbacks within the hour
Free roof and bill assessment
Takes under a minute. No pressure, and no guaranteed-savings math.
- 30+ yrscombined team experience
- ~450combined experienced installs
- Lifetimefull-system + roof-penetration warranty
- StatewideSC-based crews, callbacks within the hour
- Daniel Island, SC Our office: 500 Seven Farms Drive, #301, Daniel Island, SC 29492
Solar in Centreville · as of October 2026
Key takeaways
- A typical 9.5 kW system in Centreville costs about $27,550 installed and makes about 12,080 kWh a year here.
- The federal homeowner credit ended on December 31, 2025, and Virginia has no state credit to replace it.
- 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.
- Permits, HOAs and structural review shape the design. We handle the paperwork for all of it.
Bill-to-size
What size system does your Centreville bill need?
Enter up to three recent bills. We average them, convert to kilowatt-hours at your own rate, and show the size band that covers your usage. Nothing is sent anywhere until you choose to send it.
Your size band will appear here.
Add one bill and your rate to start.
- Yearly usage
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- System size
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- Likely production
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- Installed price band
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- State credit
- None. There is no state solar income-tax credit in Virginia.
Your figures travel with the form, so you do not retype them.
An estimate for planning, not a quote. Real sizing depends on the roof planes, shade and the panel we can actually get, and we confirm it on site. The price band uses $2.90 per watt, a statewide figure. Tax treatment depends on your own liability. We are not tax advisers.
Solar in Centreville
Solar companies in Centreville: what is different here
Centreville sits in western Fairfax County, served mainly by Dominion Energy Virginia with NOVEC on some addresses. Virginia’s one-for-one retail net metering applies, preserved by the State Corporation Commission in April 2026, which makes a conventionally sized array work here without storage propping it up. What most often decides an individual Centreville house is not policy but canopy: the established Fairfax neighbourhoods carry substantial mature hardwood, and this is one of the more shaded markets we work in.
Fairfax County has adopted a solar energy equipment tax exemption, and its application is more demanding than most: plans, specifications, a narrative description of what the equipment does, and the documented installed cost including materials and labour, filed with Land Development Services. It is worth having an installer who has assembled that package before. The county also reviews the permits, and the standby-charge question applies above 15 kW AC while the tariff catches up with HB 1255.
Homes in Centreville
What Centreville's homes mean for solar
- 18,350owner-occupied homes (74% of 24,907)
- 1991median year homes were built
- 33%of homes are single-family detached
- $566kmedian owner-occupied home value
- Half of Centreville homes are more than 35 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.
- Only 33% of homes are single-family detached. In townhomes and condos the association or shared roof decides first, so we check governing documents before anything else.
- 18,350 Centreville households own their home, the ones who can install and claim the system as an asset.
Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2023 5-year estimates for Centreville CDP. Estimates, rounded.
Honest numbers
Solar panel cost in Centreville, and what you can claim
$2.90 per watt Virginia benchmark, August 2026. Worked examples, not a quote.
| System size | Before incentives |
|---|---|
| 6 kW | $17,400 |
| 9.5 kWClosest to our ~9.5 kW average system | $27,550 |
| 12 kW | $34,800 |
- EndedFederal 30% homeowner creditEnded December 31, 2025 (IRS).
- NoneVirginia solar tax creditNothing to subtract from $27,550.
- AvailableProperty taxResidential solar of 25 kW or less is exempt from state and local property tax under §58.1-3661 as amended by SB 686, and many localities have adopted further exemptions by ordinance.
- NoneDominion Energy cash rebateNone from Dominion Energy Virginia.
Buying or leasing: what changes in 2026
| You own it (cash or loan) | Lease or PPA | |
|---|---|---|
| Who owns the panels | You do | The provider does |
| Upfront cost | Cash, or a loan from $0 down | Usually none |
| When you sell the house | The system is part of the home | The buyer must take over the agreement |
| Price over time | Fixed once paid off | Check for a yearly escalator |
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. Solar panel cost in Centreville: the full breakdown · Centreville solar incentives · Financing options
Your utility decides payback
Two utilities serve Centreville. They do not pay the same.
Dominion Energy Virginia and NOVEC split Centreville 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.
Centreville sun, month by month
What a 9.5 kW system makes in Centreville
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 Fairfax neighbourhoods carry substantial mature hardwood; the newer development is more open.
Estimate: NASA POWER sun data for Centreville, PVWatts model, south-facing, no shade.
Centreville specifics
What installing in Centreville actually involves
Six things shape a Centreville design. Getting them right is most of the job.
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Your utility, confirmed per address
Most of Centreville is on Dominion Energy Virginia, but NOVEC serves some Fairfax County addresses. Your utility sets what you are paid for exported power.
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What shades your roof here
Established Fairfax neighbourhoods carry substantial mature hardwood; the newer development is more open. This is one of the more shaded markets we work in.
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Mounting and structural review
Inland Mid-Atlantic. No salt exposure, with snow loading a real racking input rather than a footnote, and freeze-thaw a genuine consideration in penetration detailing.
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Architectural review and HOAs
Fairfax County reviews the work. Fairfax County has adopted a solar energy equipment tax exemption, and the application is more demanding than most: it wants plans, specifications, a narrative description of what the equipment does and the documented installed cost including materials and labour, filed with Land Development Services. Under SB 504 a Virginia association may impose only reasonable restrictions on rooftop solar, unreasonable being a cost increase above 5% or a generation loss above 10%.
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Outages and climate
Four genuine seasons, with summer cooling peaks aligned to peak production and lower winter output. Retail net metering smooths that across the year in a way an export-credit state cannot.
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Permits in Fairfax County
A building permit and a separate electrical permit from Fairfax County. We pull all of it and manage the inspection sequence.
Before you sign
How to choose a solar company in Centreville
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The licence covers the work
Look the business up with Virginia DPOR (Board for Contractors) before you sign, and ask which licence covers the electrical work in Fairfax County.
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Who is on the roof
Ask who installs and who services the system in Centreville. Our own crews do both, travelling from South Carolina.
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About 12,080 kWh a year, in writing
That is the unshaded ceiling for a 9.5 kW system in Centreville. A quote far above it, or one with no kWh figure, is guessing.
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Dominion Energy, by name
The quote should assume Dominion Energy's retail crediting, or the terms of whichever utility your bill names, not a national average.
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The 6 Fairfax County approvals
A quote should say who files each one, starting with: a building permit and a separate electrical permit from fairfax county.
How it works
From your bill to switch-on, and you file nothing
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Free assessment
We read 12 months of your Dominion Energy bills (or whichever utility your bill names) and check roof age, shade and orientation.
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Design and a written quote
One Centreville design sized to your usage at the $2.90 per watt benchmark, with annual kWh sized to your annual use, since exports earn retail.
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Approvals
6 approvals in Fairfax County. We file all of them.
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Installation and inspection
Standard structural attachment, then the Fairfax County inspections, which we book and attend.
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Switch-on
Dominion Energy approves the interconnection and adds its about $1 a month for customers connecting under NEM 2.0 solar charge. We tell you the day you are live.
Every approval a Centreville system has to clear (6)
- A building permit and a separate electrical permit from Fairfax County
- An interconnection application to whichever utility serves your meter, on that utility’s own forms
- Written confirmation of the standby-charge position for any system above 15 kW AC
- HOA architectural review where the community has one, subject to the SB 504 limits
- An additional electrical permit where battery storage is included
- A Fairfax County certification application for the solar equipment tax exemption, with plans, specifications, a narrative description and the documented installed cost
Dominion Energy also charges a standing monthly fee of about $1 a month for customers connecting under NEM 2.0 on solar accounts, which we include in payback.
Want this mapped onto your roof? The assessment is free and takes one visit.
Book my free assessment or call (843) 310-1128Our work
Real systems our crews have installed
Our own job photos, not stock or renders. Inland Mid-Atlantic.
- ResidentialFull black-on-blackPoolside single-story home
ResidentialStanding-seam metal roofLakeside multi-facet install
ResidentialDetached garage arrayFarmhouse-style home
ResidentialShingle rooftop arrayBackyard-facing slope
ResidentialClean rooftop layoutBlack-framed panels
ResidentialMulti-facet metal roofWooded aerial view
Photo locations are not published.
Centreville solar FAQ
Common questions from Centreville homeowners
Who is my electric utility in Centreville?
Centreville is served mainly by Dominion Energy Virginia, with NOVEC on some Fairfax County addresses. Both operate under Virginia’s net metering statute, though a cooperative runs its own programme within that framework, so we confirm which serves your meter from your bill.
What is the best solar company in Centreville, VA?
The one whose licence checks out with Virginia DPOR (Board for Contractors), whose quote names Dominion Energy and states about 12,080 kWh a year for 9.5 kW, and who services what it installs. Ours does all three, with a lifetime full-system warranty.
How much do solar panels cost in Centreville?
At the $2.90 per watt benchmark, a 6 kW system is about $17,400 installed and a 9.5 kW system about $27,550. Virginia has no state solar tax credit, so there is nothing to subtract. In Centreville that 9.5 kW system makes about 12,080 kWh a year unshaded; your quote depends on roof, shade and usage.
Does Centreville have net metering?
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 Virginia households paid about 14.1¢ per kWh on average in 2024, so a system sized to your own annual usage is the efficient design.
Will solar raise my property taxes in Centreville?
Residential solar of 25 kW or less is exempt from state and local property tax under §58.1-3661 as amended by SB 686, and many localities have adopted further exemptions by ordinance. Check with the Fairfax County assessor.
Should I lease or buy solar in Centreville?
74% of Centreville homes are owner-occupied, and for owners the choice is real. Buying, with cash or a loan, means you own the system and add an asset to the house. With a lease or power purchase agreement the provider owns the panels and a buyer of your home has to take over the agreement.
Do Centreville HOAs allow solar panel installation?
Under SB 504 a Virginia association may impose only reasonable restrictions on rooftop solar, and the statute gives bright-line tests: a restriction is unreasonable if it raises project cost by more than 5% or cuts generation by more than 10%. That turns the usual argument about street-facing panels into a numerical question. We prepare the review packet as part of every install.
What permits does solar panel installation in Centreville need?
A building permit and a separate electrical permit from Fairfax County; An interconnection application to whichever utility serves your meter, on that utility’s own forms; Written confirmation of the standby-charge position for any system above 15 kW AC; HOA architectural review where the community has one, subject to the SB 504 limits. We pull every one through Fairfax County and book the inspections.
Free assessment · Centreville, VA
See what solar looks like at your Centreville address
We read your bill, confirm your Dominion Energy Virginia export terms, and tell you what your roof in Fairfax County will actually carry, and say so if it will not pay.
- Most addresses here are on Dominion Energy Virginia, but NOVEC serves some Fairfax County addresses. We confirm yours from your bill before we quote anything
- A building permit and a separate electrical permit from Fairfax County: we pull it and manage the inspections
- Fairfax County reviews the work.
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Coverage
Are you a solar company near me in Centreville?
Yes. We install in Centreville and across Fairfax County, from our office on Daniel Island in the Charleston metro. Dominion Energy Virginia territory is the one we quote against here, and the permit route is Centreville’s own.
What "near me" usually means for a solar job
Distance matters less than three things: whether we are licensed in your state, which utility meters your house, and whether a crew can get back to you for service. All three are settled before we quote, not after.
How to check in one step
Call (843) 310-1128 and give us your address, or send it with the form on this page. We will tell you the same day whether you are inside a market we serve, and we will say so plainly if you are not.
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