Virginia · Rebate · Deep-stack program
Dominion Energy VA Community Solar
A direct payment toward residential solar installs in Virginia -- see the rebate amount, eligibility, and the payback impact below.
- Bill credits
- stated benefit
- Residential
- eligible customers
- 15 yr
- Virginia baseline payback
- 3
- other Virginia programs
Deep-stack program · early directory
Virginia runs a 4-program DSIRE stack; this rebate is one layer on a 15-year modeled baseline, not the whole story.
- Stack4 programs
- In-state #1/3
- Type #9/19
- Baseline15 yr
In-state directory place #1 of 3 (early alphabet). National rebate directory #9 of 19. Amounts and eligibility change; verify with the official program page before relying on a dollar figure. Informational only - not financial advice. See our disclaimer.
Program description
Dominion Energy offers community solar subscription options for eligible customers.
Program at a glance
- Program type
- Rebate
- Eligible customers
- Residential
- Stated benefit
- Bill credits for subscribers
- State electricity rate
- 13.8¢/kWh
- Virginia solar score
- 27/100
Solar's trajectory in Virginia
The market this incentive operates in: total installed solar capacity in Virginia reported to the EIA.
Virginia's solar incentive stack
How this rebate sits among Virginia's 3 tracked programs, by type
- Tax exemption
Tax exemption
1 programs
- Net metering
Net metering
1 programs
- Rebate
Rebate
1 programs
What this shows Among Virginia's 3 tracked incentive types, 1 are rebates like this one -- a direct payment rather than a tax reduction, stacking with the state's other program types.
How this rebate layers inside Virginia's deep stack
The Dominion Energy VA Community Solar pays out as a direct rebate rather than a tax credit, one of Virginia's solar incentive programs tracked in DSIRE. Eligibility is scoped to residential customers, with a stated benefit of Bill credits for subscribers. DSIRE lists no scheduled sunset, though enabling legislation and appropriations can still be revised year to year.
That baseline is slower than most states, which raises the stakes for every incentive on the table. Virginia averages 4.8 kWh/m²/day of usable sunlight and residential rates of 13.8¢/kWh, producing an estimated 8,410 kWh/year and $1,161 of annual utility offset on a typical 6 kW system costing $17,400. That baseline already implies a 15-year simple payback and a 25-year modeled net of roughly $11,625 before this incentive - every dollar this rebate delivers compresses that payback further.
Virginia bundles a deep incentive stack, so this program rarely stands alone. Virginia has 4 solar incentive programs indexed in DSIRE, including adjacent options like VA Solar Property Tax Exemption, VA Net Metering. The state's net-metering policy is classified as full, which governs how excess generation is credited and often decides whether a given program is worth claiming for a specific household.
Other Virginia incentives
Frequently asked questions
Where does the Dominion Energy VA Community Solar sit in Virginia's deep program stack?
How does this rebate work beside Virginia's other programs?
Who qualifies, and why is this an early in-state directory row?
How does this incentive affect solar ROI in Virginia?
Which other Virginia programs stack with this one?
Incentive data from the DSIRE (Database of State Incentives for Renewables & Efficiency); state solar economics from NREL and the U.S. EIA. See our methodology · Virginia solar data · ROI calculator · All incentives.