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Hampton, Virginia · Tax exemption

Solar Energy Equipment Tax Exemption (City of Hampton)

Run by City of Hampton Codes Compliance Department, Real Estate Assessor and Commissioner of the Revenue

The City of Hampton exempts certified solar equipment from real estate or personal property tax. Apply to Codes Compliance with plans, specifications and costs. The city's form doesn't say how much or for how long.

Open Checked Oct 20, 2026

Amounts

How much you get

Under state law the exemption is the local tax rate applied to the value of the certified equipment, subtracted wholly or partly from the tax due, for at least five years starting the next tax year. Hampton's application doesn't say whether its exemption is full or partial or how long it runs.

Eligibility

Do I qualify?

You need to meet all 3 of these.

  • Your home is in Hampton, Virginia.

  • Owner of the Hampton property where the solar equipment is installed. The exemption goes to whoever owns the property on the first day of the tax year.

  • Equipment designed and used primarily to collect and use solar energy for water heating, space heating or cooling, or another use that would otherwise need a conventional energy source. Codes Compliance certifies it against 13 VAC 5-200-10.

Applying

How to apply

The application gives no deadline or term. Hampton City Code Chapter 37, Article II, Division 3 has the local rules but wasn't read.

  1. Install the solar equipment.
  2. Fill in the Application for Solar Energy Equipment, Facilities or Devices.

    List the cost and a description of the equipment, and attach a complete set of plans and specifications.

  3. Submit it to the Codes Compliance Department for certification.
  4. The Assessor (real estate) or Commissioner of the Revenue (personal property) applies the exemption.
What you'll need

  • Application for Solar Energy Equipment

  • Facilities or Devices

  • Plans and specifications of the solar equipment

  • Cost and description of the equipment

Forms and instructionsCode of Virginia § 58.1-3661

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 Energy Equipment Tax Exemption (City of Hampton) pay?

Under state law the exemption is the local tax rate applied to the value of the certified equipment, subtracted wholly or partly from the tax due, for at least five years starting the next tax year. Hampton's application doesn't say whether its exemption is full or partial or how long it runs.

Do renters qualify?

Owner of the Hampton property where the solar equipment is installed. The exemption goes to whoever owns the property on the first day of the tax year.

What’s the deadline?

Deadline: N/A

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 Energy Equipment, Facilities or Devices Certification for Energy Tax Credithampton.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

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