Where we are, and what it is worth

The Virginia program passed its hundredth installation on 21 July 2026. The program launched on 1 January 2026 with a five-year horizon and a goal of 10,000 Habitat homes.

Every figure on this page is published by GiveSolar or Habitat for Humanity Virginia, and every source is listed at the bottom.

Toward 10,000 homes

218 homes with solar installed or contracted 10,000 Habitat homes

homes with solar installed or contracted about 750 more pre-screened and waiting on funding

218 homes have solar installed or contracted. The pale bar behind is the pool of homes already pre-screened for solar and waiting on funding, which is an estimate rather than a final count.

Where the programs are

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Taking part today A grid map, one square per state, so the shape stays readable on a phone.

What one array does

A 5 kW system is 12–14 panels producing 500–600 kilowatt-hours a month.

Sources listed below.
MeasureFigure
Monthly saving to the familyabout $84.50 a month
Saved over the system's life$25,000–$30,000
System lifespan25–30 years
Protection against energy inflation2.5–3.5% a year
Greenhouse gas reductionlike planting 150 trees a year
Electricity rates, last five yearsup 35%

Who pays what share of their income for power

Published by GiveSolar.
HouseholdShare of income spent on energy
Low-income households8.6%
Everyone else2%

20 September 2025: the day the goal was set

Harrisonburg, Virginia. Three systems installed in a day, with Habitat families, partners, elected officials and volunteers on site. (2 min 45 sec) Watch on YouTube

Where these figures come from

  • give.solar/why-solar System size, monthly production, savings range, lifespan, energy-burden shares, energy inflation, greenhouse-gas equivalent.
  • habitatvirginia.org/solar The 100th Virginia installation on 21 July 2026, $3.8M raised, the 10,000-home goal, and the participating state list.
  • give.solar. The solar project Gift levels, the AIA endorsement and $500,000 carbon-offset donation, Affiliate Support Organization structure.
  • give.solar. Kickoff news The five-year horizon, the 1 January 2026 launch and the $40M next-year target.
  • youtube.com/@GiveSolar Homeowner accounts, and the 35 percent five-year rate rise attributed to Overton McGehee of Habitat for Humanity Virginia.

Habitat for Humanity International is not a partner in this program and does not endorse it.

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