How much does solar panel installation cost in Arlington, VA? The usual solar job filed with Arlington, VA is $16,000, from 608 priced permits (October 2023 through September 2026); the middle half of firms file between $9,166 and $26,000. A filed value is what the contractor wrote on the permit, not a quote or the final bill.
The usual solar job filed with Arlington, VA is $16,000, from 608 priced permits, October 2023 through September 2026. The middle half of firms usually file between $9,166 and $26,000. Half of jobs were filed for less, half for more. A filed value is what the contractor wrote on the permit, not a quote or the final bill. A solar permit here usually takes 47 days from issue to final inspection. How long permits take →
Approximately, from each firm's own spread: every firm's range of filed values, weighted by its 608 priced permits across 41 firms, pooled into one. Half of Arlington, VA solar permits were filed between $5,900 and $27,600.
| Percentile | Filed value | Reads as |
|---|---|---|
| 10th | $1,700 | 1 in 10 permits filed below |
| 25th | $5,900 | 1 in 4 filed below |
| 50th | $15,300 | the middle permit |
| 75th | $27,600 | 1 in 4 filed above |
| 90th | $41,800 | 1 in 10 filed above |
Firms split into thirds by the usual value of the homes they work on, with each third's usual filed value weighted by permits. Home values: Arlington County 2026 assessed values.
| Firms working on | Usual home value | Usual filed value | Firms | Permits |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lower third | under $1,072,600 | $13,940 | 13 | 35 |
| Middle third | $1,072,600–$1,326,800 | $18,000 | 14 | 473 |
| Upper third | $1,344,500 and up | $30,500 | 14 | 100 |
Top 10 by permits in the last 12 months. Usual is each firm's middle filed value; middle half is the range its middle half of jobs were filed in. Busy is not the same as careful: pick what you value to build a list.
| Firm | Permits | Last 12 mo | Usual | Middle half | Finished |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Solar Energy World LLC | 161 | 52 | $18,000 | $11,000–$24,000 | 99.9% |
| Convert Solar LLC | 35 | 25 | $9,105 | $6,735–$12,075 | 99.1% |
| Nova Solar Inc | 34 | 18 | $5,840 | $4,460–$7,090 | 99.3% |
| Ipsun Power Inc | 48 | 16 | $30,500 | $17,072–$41,755 | 99.6% |
| Ion Developer LLC | 28 | 16 | $5,390 | $3,696–$8,855 | 94.5% |
| Fusion Solar Services LLC | 81 | 9 | $22,000 | $15,000–$32,000 | 99.8% |
| Equity Developement & Growth Enterprises Corp | 20 | 8 | $1,500 | $1,141–$1,964 | 99.2% |
| Freedom Forever Virginia LLC | 15 | 6 | $13,940 | $10,595–$19,975 | 86.5% |
| Nexus Energy Systems LLC | 104 | 3 | $26,000 | $1,000–$41,000 | 95.2% |
| Sky NRG Solar Inc | 11 | 3 | $18,600 | $14,500–$26,620 | 8 of 9 |
Line your quote up against the file. In Arlington, VA, 1 in 10 solar filed values sit under $1,700, the middle half between $5,900 and $27,600, and 1 in 10 over $41,800.
Arlington, VA files the fewest solar permits in February (34 against an average month of 100) and the most in October (223). If you can choose, ask for quotes in a quiet month. We have no prices by month, so this is about crews' schedules, not a discount. When each trade is busiest in Arlington, VA →
Source: Arlington County, VA building and trade permits. The window is October 2023 through September 2026; a permit filed after that isn't here yet.
Usual is the middle permit: half were filed for less, half for more. Only permits with a filed value count; a value of $0 or none is left out.
The spread is approximate: we keep seven points of each firm's own range of filed values, not every permit, and pool them.
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