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Solar installers for Alexandria, VA homes and townhouses
The calendar matters in Alexandria right now. Dominion interconnection applications approved before May 1, 2027 keep today's net metering terms, and Virginia's 2026 ruling kept those terms one to one. We help Alexandria owners get the design, permit and application moving in time.
Solar in Alexandria at a glance
- Utility
- Dominion Energy
- Key date
- Approved before May 1, 2027
- Batteries
- Dominion VPP pilot
- Updated
- October 2026
Short answer
Solar in Alexandria, VA is net metered one to one by Dominion under Virginia's April 30, 2026 order, and interconnection applications approved before May 1, 2027 stay on those terms. Virginia also exempts solar equipment from its 5.3 percent sales tax and residential systems up to 25 kW from property tax.
Timing
Why May 1, 2027 is the date to watch
Under the net metering tariff Dominion filed after Virginia's April 2026 order, interconnection applications approved before May 1, 2027 stay on the current terms. A solar project has several steps before that approval, from design and permits to the utility's own review, so the practical deadline arrives earlier than the date suggests.
We map those steps for your house at the first visit and file as soon as the design is settled.
Batteries and backup
Storage in Dominion territory
Most Alexandria owners add a battery for outages rather than savings, since one-to-one net metering already credits daytime solar. Dominion's Virtual Power Plant pilot for home batteries can add a payment for letting the utility draw on the battery at peak times, with a trade-off in reserve.
We set the battery's reserve so the outage protection you paid for stays there, and explain how the pilot would change that before you enroll.
How a job runs
Approvals, inspection and handover
The job runs through a city building and electrical permit, Dominion's interconnection review, installation, inspection and approval to operate. Townhouse owners often need association sign-off as well, and we provide the layout and equipment details those reviews ask for.
After turn-on we set up monitoring, show you the battery reserve settings if you added storage, and register the system's Virginia credits.
Work we do in Alexandria
What Alexandria owners call us about
Residential Solar Panel Installation
New systems with the Dominion application filed early.
See this job about Residential Solar Panel InstallationBattery Retrofit for Existing Solar
Backup added to a system that already produces.
See this job about Battery Retrofit for Existing SolarCritter Guard & Pigeon Proofing
Mesh and skirts that keep birds out from under panels.
See this job about Critter Guard & Pigeon ProofingSolar Maintenance & Annual Inspection
A yearly check of wiring, racking and output.
See this job about Solar Maintenance & Annual InspectionSolar Inspection for Home Sales
Inspections and transfer checks for a house sale.
See this job about Solar Inspection for Home SalesStraight answers
Solar questions from Alexandria
It varies with the utility's queue and the system. We file as soon as the design is final and track it through approval.
Yes. Virginia's April 30, 2026 order kept Dominion's one-to-one net metering.
A Dominion program for home batteries that lets the utility draw on enrolled batteries at peak times. We explain how it would affect your backup reserve.
No. Virginia exempts solar equipment from its 5.3 percent sales tax.
Tell us what you want the system to do
Give us the address and the goal: lower bills, backup power, an EV charger or a fix. We will say plainly whether it fits and what the job involves.
Phones answered 24/7 from our 4702 14th St NW office.
Call us, or find the office
- Phone
- (202) 978-0232
- Hours
- Answered 24 hours a day, every day
- Service office
- 4702 14th St NW, Washington, DC 20011
- Head office
- 743 South Route 73, Berlin, NJ 08009
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