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Exemption for solar facilities of 25 kW or less (Va. Code § 58.1-3661 A)
Run by Commonwealth of Virginia (applied by local commissioners of the revenue and assessors)
Statewide, a home or farm solar system of 25 kW DC or less, installed as Virginia's solar zoning law allows on residential or agricultural property, is wholly exempt from state and local taxes, including property tax on the equipment.
Amounts
How much you get
The solar facility itself is wholly exempt from state and local taxation, so it adds no taxable value to your property. The dollar value depends on your locality's tax rate and the system's value.
Eligibility
Do I qualify?
You need to meet all 4 of these.
Your home is in Virginia.
Nameplate capacity of not more than 25 kilowatts, measured in direct current (DC).
Installed under § 15.2-2288.7 A or B: on the roof of a residential dwelling (or ground-mounted on property zoned residential) to serve that dwelling, or on property zoned agricultural on the roof of a home or other building to serve that property. Systems serving other properties don't fall under A or B.
The owner of the residential dwelling or the agricultural property installs the system.
Equipment
What equipment counts
Applying
How to apply
Follow these steps.
- Install a qualifying system of 25 kW DC or less.
- Check with your local commissioner of the revenue or assessor.
Subsection A doesn't describe any application step. The application to the local building department in subsection D is for the separate local-option exemption under subsection B.
Forms and instructionsVa. Code § 15.2-2288.7 Local regulation of solar facilities
Stacking
Use it with
Your address
Next steps
Check that it covers your address. Then, if you want, ask for a contractor quote.
Is it available at your address?
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FAQ
Questions
How much does Exemption for solar facilities of 25 kW or less (Va. Code § 58.1-3661 A) pay?
The solar facility itself is wholly exempt from state and local taxation, so it adds no taxable value to your property. The dollar value depends on your locality's tax rate and the system's value.
Do renters qualify?
The owner of the residential dwelling or the agricultural property installs the system.
Is it still available?
Yes. It was open when we last checked, on October 20, 2026.
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References
Sources
This page is built from these official pages, run by the program itself.
- Va. Code § 58.1-3661 Certified solar energy equipment, facilities, or devices and certified recycling equipment, facilities, or devices
- Va. Code § 15.2-2288.7 Local regulation of solar facilities
When one of these pages changes, we re-check this page against it.
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