Solar
Getting Started with Solar
To help our localities and our citizens benefit from the growing solar industry, and to ensure equitable and safe development, PlanRVA is pursuing regional certification in the national SolSmart program.
Please check out our Letter of Commitment to the SolSmart Program.
For more information about the basics of solar energy, your solar options, and questions to ask solar professionals, read the Residential Consumer Guide to Solar Power and visit the Department of Energy’s Homeowner’s Guide to Going Solar
Regional Solar
PlanRVA is working to become a SolSmart designated Regional Organization by implementing best practices to make it easier for residents and businesses to install and access solar energy. SolSmart is a national program funded by the U.S. Department of Energy that has helped hundreds of local governments be "open for solar business." Learn More about the program here.
