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Virginia Solar Contract Cancellation

Trying to Get Out of a Solar Contract in Virginia?

If the promised savings do not match your Dominion Energy, Appalachian Power, cooperative, or municipal utility bills, the contract does not match the sales pitch, the financing payment is too high, the installer stopped responding, the system is underperforming, or solar is complicating a home sale, Solar Exit Virginia can help you review the contract, utility records, financing, production assumptions, contractor information, and sales representations together.

  • Solar loans, leases, and power purchase agreements
  • Dominion Energy, Appalachian Power, cooperative, and municipal utility billing
  • Virginia net-metering and SREC questions
  • Home-solicitation cancellation and sales-practice issues
  • Contractor licensing, workmanship, and Recovery Fund questions
  • Home-sale, transfer, payoff, UCC, and refinance concerns
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Virginia solar disputes can turn on utility territory, net-metering rules, system ownership, contractor licensing, home-solicitation cancellation rights, financing, SRECs, and a major new residential-solar disclosure law scheduled to take effect January 1, 2027. Use the shortcuts below to jump directly to the issue you need to review.

Common Virginia Solar Problems

Does Any of This Sound Familiar?

Solar problems do not always begin and end with the installer. The salesperson, dealer, lender, loan servicer, electric utility, equipment manufacturer, and installation contractor may all play different roles.

You Want to Cancel a Recently Signed Solar Agreement

Virginia home-solicitation sales can carry a three-business-day cancellation right, and Virginia law also provides a 30-day cancellation period when a home solicitor misrepresents the nature or purpose of the visit. Not every solar transaction automatically fits those rules, so the sales method and contract timeline should be reviewed.

  • Find the signed contract and cancellation notice
  • Identify where and how the sale was solicited
  • Save any written cancellation attempt and sales representations
Virginia Home Solicitation Sales Act - CancellationVirginia Misrepresentation Cancellation Rule

Your Net-Metering Savings Do Not Match the Sales Pitch

Virginia offers net metering through Dominion Energy, Appalachian Power, many electric cooperatives, and some municipal utilities, but participation and program details vary. A homeowner should compare the actual utility records and system size to the assumptions used in the proposal.

  • Identify the serving utility and net-metering program
  • Review monthly credit rollover and annual usage
  • Compare system size and production with the sales estimate
Virginia Energy Connect Net MeteringVirginia SCC Net Metering

The Sales Proposal Overstated Production or Incentives

Virginia Energy specifically warns consumers to watch for inflated annual-production estimates, overstated savings, unclear financing fees, and inaccurate claims about active incentives or government programs. Those warnings map directly to common solar-contract complaints.

  • Compare multiple production estimates if available
  • Review dealer or financing fees
  • Verify any state, federal, utility, or local incentive claim
Virginia Energy Consumer Protection

The Installer or Contractor Raises Licensing or Workmanship Questions

Virginia Energy tells homeowners to verify contractor licensing through DPOR and points to the Alternative Energy System specialty. A licensed residential contractor can also be tied to the Contractor Transaction Recovery Fund in certain qualifying cases involving improper or dishonest conduct.

  • Verify the contractor license and specialty
  • Review any complaint information
  • Preserve workmanship, roof-damage, and warranty records
Virginia DPOR Board for ContractorsVirginia Contractor Transaction Recovery Fund

Solar Is Delaying a Home Sale or Refinance

Virginia Energy advises homeowners to ask what happens to a system when they move and notes that ownership, leases, and PPAs can be contract-dependent. Loans, lease transfers, PPA terms, payoff obligations, and UCC filings can all create transaction friction.

  • Identify whether the system is owned, financed, leased, or under a PPA
  • Get transfer, buyout, or payoff requirements
  • Review any UCC filing and title-company request directly
Virginia Energy On-Site Solar Guidance

How It Works

Start With a Clear Review of Your Situation

You do not need to know the correct legal, financial, or utility terminology. Tell us what happened and provide the documents you have.

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Tell Us What Happened

Start with the problem in plain language. You do not need to know whether it is mainly a Virginia net-metering, contractor, financing, cancellation, SREC, or home-sale issue.

02

Match the Deal to the Virginia Rules

We compare the sales proposal, signed agreements, utility records, contractor information, production estimates, SREC documents, financing, and project timeline.

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Identify the Practical Next Steps

The next step may involve the solar company, utility, SCC, DPOR, Virginia Energy, lender, title company, attorney, tax professional, or another qualified professional depending on the facts.

Why Virginia Solar Problems Are Different

Virginia Combines Net Metering, Multiple Ownership Models, Contractor Oversight, and New Solar-Specific Contract Rules

Virginia is a large and diverse solar market. Dominion Energy and Appalachian Power customers operate under statewide net-metering law, many cooperatives have their own programs, and some municipal utilities allow net metering while others may not. The utility territory is therefore one of the first facts to identify.

Virginia also allows several ownership structures. Homeowners can purchase systems directly, finance them with loans, enter leases, or in some circumstances use power purchase agreements. Those structures affect ownership, SREC rights, maintenance responsibility, home-sale transfers, and long-term payment risk.

Virginia is also moving toward much more prescriptive residential-solar contracting. A new law effective January 1, 2027 will require detailed written contract terms and standardized disclosures for residential solar sales, leases, and PPAs. That transition makes contract dates especially important.

Virginia Energy On-Site Solar GuidanceVirginia Code 58.1-3661
3 business daysStandard Virginia home-solicitation cancellation period for covered sales
30 daysCancellation period when a home solicitor misrepresents the nature or purpose of the solicitation
25 kWMaximum qualifying solar-facility size for Virginia’s automatic state and local property-tax exemption
Jan. 1, 2027Effective date of Virginia’s new residential solar contract and disclosure requirements

Start With the Electric Utility

Virginia Net Metering Is Broadly Available, but the Program Is Still Utility-Specific

Virginia Energy says grid-connected homeowners can most likely benefit from net metering, but the details depend on the serving utility. Dominion Energy, Appalachian Power, many cooperatives, and some municipal utilities participate, while other municipal utilities may not.

Dominion Energy Virginia

Dominion serves a large share of Virginia solar customers. A review should match interconnection approval, monthly bill credits, system size, and actual annual usage to the sales proposal.

Appalachian Power

Appalachian Power customers also use Virginia’s net-metering framework, but the specific utility tariff, interconnection documents, and customer account history still matter.

Electric Cooperatives and Municipal Utilities

Virginia has many cooperative and municipal utilities. Virginia Energy maintains a utility-specific net-metering directory because program availability and details are not identical across the state.

Why this matters:Virginia Energy says many utilities and cooperatives currently offer one-to-one net metering, but homeowners should verify the specific utility program rather than assuming every Virginia account is identical.

How Virginia Net Metering Works

Virginia Net Metering Can Be Valuable, but the System Still Has to Be Sized and Sold Realistically

Virginia Energy explains that net metering credits excess solar generation sent to the grid and allows credits to roll from month to month. It also warns that a system generally should not exceed expected annual energy consumption unless the household has a reasonable future load increase.

Virginia Energy On-Site Solar GuidanceVirginia SCC Net Metering

Monthly Credits Can Roll Forward

When solar production exceeds household use, exported energy can create credits that help offset later consumption. This is the core savings mechanism many Virginia homeowners were sold.

System Sizing Still Matters

Virginia Energy says net-metered systems generally should not exceed expected annual energy consumption based on prior billing history. Oversizing or aggressive future-usage assumptions can distort the economics.

Participation Is Not Unlimited

Virginia Energy notes that participation limits apply and net metering can be available on a first-come, first-served basis. The homeowner should confirm the project actually qualified and interconnected as expected.

The Utility Bill Never Tells the Whole Story

Fixed charges, changed household usage, underproduction, shading, utility-rate changes, and financing costs can all change the real outcome even when net metering itself is functioning correctly.

For a Virginia High-Bill or Net-Metering Problem, Review These Items

  • Electric utility and account history
  • Interconnection notification and permission-to-operate records
  • System size and expected annual production
  • Previous 12 months of electricity usage used for sizing
  • Monthly net-metering credits
  • Monitoring and inverter production data
  • Proposal savings estimate
  • Any anticipated future load used to justify a larger system
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New 2027 Residential Solar Contract Rules

Virginia Has Enacted Much Stronger Solar Contract Disclosures for Agreements Beginning January 1, 2027

Virginia enacted a major residential-solar contracting law in 2026. The new Code section 54.1-1117.1 becomes effective January 1, 2027, so it should not be applied retroactively to an older agreement.

For covered residential solar sales, leases, and PPAs under the new law, written contracts must include detailed information about the installation company, subcontractors, progress payments, system design assumptions, expected first-year production, degradation, batteries, payment terms, and other deal-specific information.

The law also requires disclosures covering maintenance and repair responsibility, workmanship warranties, equipment substitutions, lease removal costs, transferability, and other long-term obligations. The Board for Contractors is directed to implement a disclosure form by January 1, 2027.

Virginia Code 54.1-1117.1 - Effective January 1, 2027Virginia 2026 SB 823

For a Virginia Agreement Signed On or After January 1, 2027, Check for These Items

  • Solar installation company contact information and contractor license number
  • Known subcontractor information
  • Progress payment schedule and down payment
  • System size and estimated first-year production
  • Annual degradation assumption
  • Battery information, if applicable
  • Maintenance and repair responsibility
  • Workmanship warranty and roof-damage coverage
  • Lease removal and transfer terms where applicable
  • Board-issued disclosure form or required cover-sheet disclosures
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Ownership, Leases, PPAs, and SRECs

Who Owns the Virginia Solar System Changes Who Gets the Benefits and Who Carries the Risk

Virginia Energy distinguishes direct ownership, leases, and power purchase agreements because the contract structure changes maintenance, ownership, SREC benefits, payment obligations, and home-sale transfer issues.

For a directly owned system, Virginia Energy says the homeowner generally owns the financial benefits, including net-metering credits and SRECs, along with maintenance responsibility unless the agreement says otherwise.

Lease and PPA availability is more limited and utility-dependent. Virginia Energy currently says residential leases are available for Dominion and Appalachian Power customers, with cooperatives at their discretion, while residential PPAs are limited to low-income Dominion and Appalachian Power customers and may be available at cooperative discretion.

Virginia Energy On-Site Solar Financing OptionsVirginia SCC PPA Provider Information

For a Virginia Ownership or Benefit Problem, Review These Items

  • Purchase, loan, lease, or PPA structure
  • System owner identified in the agreement
  • Who receives SRECs
  • Who is responsible for maintenance and repairs
  • Lease or PPA escalator terms
  • Transfer or buyout conditions
  • What happens if the solar provider goes out of business

Virginia Consumer Protections

Virginia Energy Tells Homeowners to Challenge Inflated Production, Savings, Financing, and Incentive Claims

Virginia Energy recommends comparing at least three quotes, checking contractor licenses, scrutinizing dealer or financing fees, verifying production estimates, understanding warranties, and challenging misinformation about incentives and programs.

If a homeowner was told the project was free, guaranteed, government-backed, or certain to eliminate the electric bill, those statements should be preserved and compared against the signed documents and current official program rules.

Virginia Energy also encourages consumers to verify the contractor through DPOR and to avoid signing until they fully understand the agreement.

Virginia Energy Consumer ProtectionVirginia Energy On-Site Solar Guidance

For a Virginia Sales-Practice Problem, Review These Items

  • Proposal and sales presentation
  • Production and savings assumptions
  • Dealer or financing fees
  • Incentive and tax-credit claims
  • Contractor license number
  • Workmanship and equipment warranties
  • Any pressure-to-sign-today language
  • Emails, texts, advertisements, and recorded calls
Virginia Energy specifically warns consumers about inflated annual production, overstated savings, financing fees, pressure tactics, unclear contract terms, and inaccurate incentive claims.
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Virginia Cancellation Rights

Virginia Can Provide Three Business Days to Cancel, and Sometimes Longer When the Solicitation Was Misrepresented

The Virginia Home Solicitation Sales Act generally gives a buyer until midnight of the third business day after signing to cancel a covered home-solicitation sale. Cancellation is made by written notice to the seller at the address stated in the agreement.

Virginia also has an additional rule: if a home solicitor fails to identify as a seller or lessor, or misrepresents the nature or purpose of the solicitation, the buyer can have 30 days to cancel the home-solicitation contract.

These rights should still be qualified carefully. Not every solar transaction is necessarily a covered home-solicitation sale, and the exact facts, contract, sales channel, and timing matter.

Virginia Code 59.1-21.3Virginia Code 59.1-21.4Virginia Code 59.1-21.7

What to Look For

  • Date the agreement was signed
  • Where and how the sale was solicited
  • Cancellation notice included with the contract
  • Seller address for written notice
  • Any written cancellation attempt
  • Whether the salesperson clearly identified the purpose of the visit
  • Any claim that the salesperson was from the utility or government
Useful Virginia distinction: covered home-solicitation sales generally carry a three-business-day cancellation right, while misrepresentation of the purpose of the solicitation can extend the cancellation period to 30 days.
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Contractor Licensing and Recovery Fund

Virginia Gives Homeowners a License-Verification Tool and a Limited Recovery Fund for Certain Contractor Losses

Virginia Energy recommends verifying a solar installer through the Department of Professional and Occupational Regulation and identifies the Alternative Energy System specialty as the relevant solar contractor credential.

For certain serious cases involving a licensed residential contractor, the Virginia Contractor Transaction Recovery Fund may provide relief after the homeowner obtains a qualifying court judgment based on improper or dishonest conduct and exhausts other recovery steps.

The Recovery Fund is not an automatic refund program and does not cover a simple breach of contract by itself. Current DPOR guidance caps a single claim at $30,000 and requires the contractor to have been licensed during the relevant conduct.

Virginia DPOR Board for ContractorsVirginia Contractor Transaction Recovery Fund

A Virginia Residential Solar Project Can Involve

  • Solar salesperson or marketing company
  • Licensed solar installation company / contractor
  • Subcontractors
  • Third-party system owner for a lease or PPA
  • Finance company or loan servicer
  • Electric utility
  • SREC broker or purchaser
  • Virginia DPOR / Board for Contractors
  • Virginia State Corporation Commission for utility matters
  • Title company or mortgage lender during a sale or refinance

These roles are not necessarily filled by the same company. Separate the seller, installer, lender, system owner, utility, and servicer before deciding where the problem belongs.

Financing and Savings Assumptions

Virginia Solar Financing Problems Often Trace Back to Dealer Fees, Savings Forecasts, and Long-Term Contract Terms

Virginia Energy specifically tells consumers to ask whether a solar loan contains finance or dealer fees and to compare financing structures before signing. Those fees can materially increase the financed project cost even when the cash price looked competitive.

The state also urges homeowners to examine payback assumptions, lifetime savings, production estimates, and the length of time they expect to remain in the home. Solar loans, leases, and PPAs can run for 15 to 20 years.

A good financing review compares the cash price, financed amount, dealer fees, payment schedule, utility savings, production estimate, SREC assumptions, and home-sale plans rather than looking at the monthly payment in isolation.

  • Cash price and financed price
  • Dealer or financing fees
  • Loan payment and term
  • Lease or PPA escalator
  • Projected utility savings
  • SREC assumptions
  • Expected time remaining in the home
  • Transfer, buyout, or payoff terms
Virginia Energy explicitly tells consumers to ask whether a solar loan includes dealer or finance fees and to scrutinize the assumptions behind projected savings.
Virginia Energy Consumer ProtectionVirginia Energy On-Site Solar Guidance

Virginia Solar Tax Treatment

Smaller Virginia Residential Solar Systems Can Receive a State and Local Property-Tax Exemption

Virginia law provides a useful property-tax rule for smaller residential solar facilities. A qualifying solar facility with a direct-current nameplate capacity of 25 kW or less is declared a separate class of property and is wholly exempt from state and local taxation.

Larger or other certified solar equipment can have different local tax treatment, including optional local exemptions. System capacity and local treatment still matter.

This is separate from any income-tax credit or utility incentive and should not be blended into a sales pitch as though all solar benefits are one program.

  • System direct-current nameplate capacity
  • Whether the property and system qualify under the statute
  • Local assessment records
  • Any property-tax claim used in the sales proposal
  • Any local certification needed for a larger or separately classified system
Virginia law currently gives qualifying solar facilities of 25 kW DC or less a full state and local property-tax exemption under section 58.1-3661.
Virginia Code 58.1-3661
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Selling or Refinancing With Solar

Virginia Home Sales Can Be Delayed by Solar Loans, Leases, PPAs, and Transfer Requirements

Virginia Energy explicitly tells homeowners to ask what happens to the solar system if they move. For direct ownership, the homeowner generally retains the system and any outstanding loan responsibility. For leases and PPAs, the answer is contract-dependent.

The buyer, title company, or mortgage lender may ask for a payoff, buyout, transfer approval, assumption, UCC termination, or proof of system ownership.

The homeowner should obtain the actual contract and any filing, then compare them directly to what the title company, lender, or buyer is requesting.

  • Owned, financed, leased, or PPA structure
  • Transfer, assignment, or assumption terms
  • Payoff or buyout quote
  • UCC-1 or termination filing information
  • What the lender, title company, or buyer is requesting
  • Whether a third-party owner must approve the transfer
Virginia Energy On-Site Solar Guidance

If the Solar Company Closed

A Virginia Solar Problem Does Not End Just Because the Installer or Seller Disappeared

If the installer or sales company closed or stopped responding, the homeowner should still gather the signed agreements, utility records, warranties, production data, loan or lease records, and any assignment or servicing notices. The utility account and financing obligations often continue.

Virginia Energy specifically recommends asking before signing what happens if a solar provider goes out of business. The existing contract set may still reveal who owns the system, who services the financing, and which warranties remain in force.

  • Who sold the project
  • Who installed the project
  • Who currently owns or services the system
  • Who services the loan, lease, or PPA
  • Who holds the workmanship and equipment warranties
  • Any closure, assignment, bankruptcy, or servicer notices
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Complaint Routing

Who Handles What in Virginia?

Virginia complaints can route through different agencies depending on whether the problem involves utility billing, contractor licensing, misleading sales practices, SRECs, financing, or a home-sale filing.

Contractor licensing, workmanship, or professional-conduct issueVirginia DPOR / Board for Contractors

Use DPOR to verify contractor licensing and for contractor-related complaint or disciplinary information.

Important: DPOR licensing enforcement does not automatically recover private contract losses for the homeowner.

Official Resource
Potential qualifying loss caused by improper or dishonest conduct of a licensed residential contractorVirginia Contractor Transaction Recovery Fund

Eligible consumers with qualifying Virginia court judgments may be able to seek limited relief from the Contractor Transaction Recovery Fund.

Important: A claim is not guaranteed, simple breach of contract is not enough by itself, and other legal recovery steps must generally be exhausted first.

Official Resource
Net-metering, regulated utility billing, or interconnection issueVirginia State Corporation Commission

The SCC regulates investor-owned utility programs and provides official net-metering rules and utility resources.

Important: Private contract, installer, or financing disputes may require another route.

Official Resource
Solar sales concern, contractor-specific question, or possible energy-program misinformationVirginia Energy Connect

Virginia Energy accepts general concerns and contractor-specific questions and publishes consumer-protection guidance addressing scams and misleading energy sales practices.

Important: Virginia Energy is an information and program resource and may route legal, utility, licensing, or private disputes elsewhere.

Official Resource
UCC financing statement or collateral recordVirginia State Corporation Commission UCC

Virginia SCC maintains UCC filing resources that can matter during a sale, refinance, or solar collateral dispute.

Important: A UCC filing does not by itself resolve the underlying contract or title issue.

Official Resource
Current Status

Virginia Warns Consumers to Verify Energy Incentive and Program Claims

Virginia Energy says some companies may misuse the Virginia Energy name or make inaccurate or overstated claims about available incentives or programs. Verify active programs before relying on a sales pitch.

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What We Review

Your Complete Solar Situation

  • Solar contract cancellation timing and notices
  • Dominion Energy or Appalachian Power net-metering issues
  • Cooperative or municipal utility billing
  • High electric bills after solar
  • Sales pitch and contract mismatch
  • Production and savings assumptions
  • Dealer fees and financing problems
  • Lease or PPA terms
  • SREC ownership and value questions
  • Contractor licensing and workmanship issues
  • 2027 residential solar disclosure requirements
  • Installer delays or abandonment
  • Company closure and warranty issues
  • Home sale, transfer, payoff, and refinance issues
  • UCC filing questions
  • Property-tax representations

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Documents to Gather

  • Signed solar purchase, lease, or PPA agreement
  • Solar loan or financing agreement
  • Proposal, quote, and savings estimate
  • Home-solicitation cancellation notice, if applicable
  • Contractor license information
  • Subcontractor information
  • Dominion Energy, Appalachian Power, cooperative, or municipal utility bills
  • Interconnection application and permission-to-operate records
  • Production monitoring reports
  • SREC registration or sale agreement
  • Equipment and workmanship warranties
  • Dealer-fee or financing disclosures
  • Payment history and current servicer notices
  • Emails, texts, advertisements, and recorded sales communications
  • Roof inspection or repair records
  • Payoff, buyout, or transfer quote
  • Title-company or refinance requests
  • UCC-1 or termination filing copies
  • Any company closure, bankruptcy, assignment, or servicing notices

Virginia Solar Contract FAQs

Questions Virginia Homeowners Are Asking

The answer often depends on the agreement, financing, timing, utility, project status, and specific facts.

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Can I cancel a solar contract in Virginia?

Sometimes. Covered Virginia home-solicitation sales generally carry a three-business-day written cancellation right. If the seller misrepresented the nature or purpose of the home solicitation, Virginia law can provide up to 30 days to cancel. The exact sales method and contract still matter.

Virginia Code 59.1-21.3Virginia Code 59.1-21.7
Does Virginia have net metering for residential solar?

Yes, for many customers. Virginia law establishes net-metering programs for Dominion Energy, Appalachian Power, and electric cooperatives that offer net metering, and many municipal utilities also participate. Program details should be checked with the actual utility.

Virginia Energy Net Metering
Who owns the SRECs from a Virginia home solar system?

It depends on the ownership structure and contract. Virginia Energy says a homeowner who directly owns the system generally receives the financial benefits, including SRECs. A lease or PPA can allocate ownership and benefits differently, so the signed agreement should be checked.

Virginia Energy On-Site Solar Guidance
What changes for Virginia solar contracts in 2027?

Beginning January 1, 2027, Virginia Code section 54.1-1117.1 requires much more detailed written contracts and disclosures for covered residential solar sales, leases, and PPAs, including installer information, payment schedules, production assumptions, warranties, maintenance responsibility, and transfer terms.

Virginia Code 54.1-1117.1
Can a Virginia homeowner recover money from the Contractor Transaction Recovery Fund?

Possibly, but only in qualifying cases. DPOR says eligible consumers generally need a Virginia court judgment against a licensed residential contractor based on improper or dishonest conduct and must satisfy the fund’s other recovery requirements. Filing a claim does not guarantee payment.

Virginia Contractor Transaction Recovery Fund
Does Virginia exempt residential solar from property tax?

Qualifying solar facilities with a direct-current nameplate capacity of 25 kW or less are wholly exempt from state and local taxation under Virginia Code section 58.1-3661. Other systems can have different local treatment.

Virginia Code 58.1-3661
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Review the Virginia Solar Deal as a Whole

The Contract, Utility Program, Financing, Contractor Records, and Sales Story Need to Match

Virginia gives homeowners useful net-metering access, contractor oversight, cancellation rights, and an increasingly detailed residential-solar disclosure framework. But the practical answer still depends on the utility territory, contract structure, financing, system ownership, production assumptions, contractor conduct, project dates, and what the salesperson actually promised. Start with the signed documents and utility history, then build the record from there.

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Official Virginia Solar and Consumer Resources

Verify the Rules That Apply to Your Situation

These government, regulator, utility, and first-party resources support the state-specific information on this page.

Virginia Energy Connect - On-Site Solar

Official Virginia homeowner guidance on net metering, system sizing, solar financing, leases, PPAs, SRECs, contractors, warranties, and home-sale considerations.

Official Resource

Virginia Energy Connect - Net Metering

Official utility-specific Virginia net-metering program directory.

Official Resource

Virginia Energy Connect - Consumer Protection

Official Virginia guidance on solar sales red flags, contractor verification, financing fees, production estimates, and incentive misinformation.

Official Resource

Virginia State Corporation Commission - Net Metering

Official SCC net-metering regulations, statute, and interconnection resources.

Official Resource

Virginia Code 59.1-21.3

Current three-business-day cancellation rule for covered Virginia home-solicitation sales.

Official Resource

Virginia Code 59.1-21.7

Current 30-day cancellation rule when the nature or purpose of a home solicitation is misrepresented.

Official Resource

Virginia Code 54.1-1117.1 - Effective January 1, 2027

Future-effective residential solar contract and disclosure requirements for sales, leases, and PPAs.

Official Resource

Virginia DPOR Board for Contractors

Official contractor licensing and disciplinary resource.

Official Resource

Virginia Contractor Transaction Recovery Fund

Official recovery-fund eligibility, limitations, and claim requirements for certain losses involving licensed residential contractors.

Official Resource

Virginia Code 58.1-3661

Official property-tax treatment for qualifying solar energy equipment and facilities.

Official Resource

Virginia SCC - Purchased Power Agreement Providers

Official SCC information on PPA-provider registration and utility-specific third-party solar rules.

Official Resource

State information reviewed August 20, 2026. Laws, regulations, incentive programs, utility policies, agency responsibilities, and solar billing rules may change. Homeowners should verify current requirements with the appropriate agency, utility, lender, tax professional, attorney, or licensed contractor.