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Chesterfield County, Virginia · Tax exemption

Solar Equipment Exemption (Chesterfield County)

Run by Chesterfield County Real Estate Assessments and Building Inspection

Chesterfield County takes the full value of certified solar equipment on your home off your real estate tax for five years, starting the tax year after approval. Apply through Building Inspection after the system passes inspection.

Open Checked Oct 20, 2026

Amounts

How much you get

The County Assessor values the equipment (presumed to be at least its normal purchase and installation cost) and multiplies that value by the county tax rate; the result comes off the real estate tax due on the home. The exemption first applies in the tax year after the application is approved and lasts five years.

Eligibility

Do I qualify?

You need to meet all 3 of these.

  • Your home is in Chesterfield County, Virginia.

  • An owner who lives in Chesterfield County, for equipment attached to and used only with the owner's own residence.

  • The required inspections for the installation must be approved, and the equipment must comply with Chesterfield County Code § 9-83.

    What to doHave your installer get the permits and pass inspection, and list the permit numbers on the application.

Applying

How to apply

Neither the ordinance nor the application sets a filing deadline. The exemption starts the tax year after approval.

  1. Install the system with permits and pass the inspections.
  2. Fill in the application listing each piece of equipment, its cost and the permit numbers.
  3. Send it with the contract, invoice or receipt to Building Inspection.

    Email WhiteE@chesterfield.gov or mail Building Inspection, Attn Erin White, 9800 Government Center Parkway, Chesterfield, VA 23832.

    Go to chesterfield.gov

  4. Building Inspection certifies and emails it to the Real Estate Assessor.
What you'll need

  • Application for Solar Equipment Exemption

  • Contract

  • invoice or receipt for purchase and installation

Forms and instructions, including for applying by mailCode of Virginia § 58.1-3661 · Code of the County of Chesterfield, Chapter 9, Article IV (Secs. 9-81 to 9-84), Supp. No. 80

Questions about applying804-748-1321

Your address

Next steps

Check that it covers your address. Then, if you want, ask for a contractor quote.

FAQ

Questions

How much does Solar Equipment Exemption (Chesterfield County) pay?

The County Assessor values the equipment (presumed to be at least its normal purchase and installation cost) and multiplies that value by the county tax rate; the result comes off the real estate tax due on the home. The exemption first applies in the tax year after the application is approved and lasts five years.

Do renters qualify?

An owner who lives in Chesterfield County, for equipment attached to and used only with the owner's own residence.

Do I need approval before I buy?

The required inspections for the installation must be approved, and the equipment must comply with Chesterfield County Code § 9-83. Have your installer get the permits and pass inspection, and list the permit numbers on the application.

What’s the deadline?

No fixed deadline. Apply any time while it’s open.

Is it still available?

Yes. It was open when we last checked, on October 20, 2026.

References

Sources

This page is built from these official pages, run by the program itself.

  1. Application for Solar Equipment Exemptionchesterfield.gov · Read Oct 20, 2026 · Re-checked monthly
  2. Code of Virginia § 58.1-3661law.lis.virginia.gov · Read Oct 20, 2026 · Re-checked monthly
  3. Code of the County of Chesterfield, Chapter 9, Article IV (Secs. 9-81 to 9-84), Supp. No. 80library.municode.com · Read Oct 20, 2026 · Re-checked monthly

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