Is the City of Fairfax part of Fairfax County?

No. It is an independent city with its own permits and tax rules, which is why we confirm the jurisdiction first.

Who is the utility in the City of Fairfax?

Dominion Energy, with one-to-one net metering under Virginia's April 2026 order.

Is solar equipment taxed in Virginia?

No. Virginia exempts solar equipment from its 5.3 percent sales tax, and residential systems up to 25 kW from property tax.

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Solar panels and batteries in the City of Fairfax, VA

Q: Does the City of Fairfax have its own solar incentive?

Yes. The city offers a ten year exemption for residential solar equipment.

The City of Fairfax is its own jurisdiction, and it has its own solar incentive. On top of Virginia's statewide tax breaks and Dominion's one-to-one net metering, the city offers a ten year exemption for residential solar equipment.

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Homes with rooftop solar in City of Fairfax, VA

Solar in City of Fairfax at a glance

Local incentive: 10 year equipment exemption
Utility: Dominion Energy
Net metering: One to one, kept April 2026
Updated: October 2026

Short answer

Solar in the City of Fairfax, VA qualifies for the city's ten year exemption on residential solar equipment, Virginia's automatic property tax exemption for systems up to 25 kW and its sales tax exemption on solar equipment, and Dominion's one-to-one net metering, which Virginia regulators kept in an April 30, 2026 order.

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Why the City of Fairfax is different

The City of Fairfax is an independent city, separate from Fairfax County, with its own permit office and its own tax rules. The city offers a ten year exemption for residential solar equipment, longer than the county's five year exemption. Statewide, Virginia also exempts residential systems up to 25 kW from property tax and exempts solar equipment from its 5.3 percent sales tax.

Because the two jurisdictions sit side by side, we confirm which one your address belongs to before anything is priced or filed.

Rooftop solar on a City of Fairfax, VA home

Dominion rules

Net metering and the 2027 date

Dominion serves the city, and Virginia's April 30, 2026 order kept its one-to-one net metering and left renewable energy credits with the customer. Interconnection applications approved before May 1, 2027 keep the current terms, so we start the Dominion paperwork as soon as the design is settled.

Virginia SRECs trade around $22.50 to $35, so a system here pays back mostly through bill savings. We size it to your actual usage rather than to the largest array the roof will hold.

How a job runs

City permits, Dominion approval and turn-on

The permit goes to the City of Fairfax rather than the county, the interconnection to Dominion, and the exemption paperwork to the city. After installation and inspection, Dominion grants permission to operate.

If you add a battery, we explain Dominion's Virtual Power Plant pilot for home batteries and set the reserve so your outage protection stays where you want it.

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