Solar Interconnection Grant Opportunity

Virginia Department of Energy -The Solar Interconnection Grant Program, administered by the Virginia Department of Energy(Virginia Energy), is intended to help offset these costs, enabling public bodies to pursue solarprojects that reduce energy expenditures and increase the deployment of clean energy across theCommonwealth. The program also supports the Commonwealth's broader interest inunderstanding the nature and extent of interconnection challenges facing public-sector projects.

The Virginia General Assembly established the Solar Interconnection Grant Program throughSenate Bill 659 and House Bill 683 (2026) to address one of the barriers facing public-sectorsolar development: the cost of interconnecting distributed solar energy systems to the electricgrid. While the cost of solar equipment has declined substantially over the past decade,interconnection costs, including utility-required system upgrades, protection equipment,engineering studies, and other infrastructure improvements, have become an increasinglyimportant factor affecting project feasibility.

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