A. Subject to appropriation of sufficient moneys in the Fund, beginning with calendar year 2007, an eligible individual or corporation may receive a grant payable from the Fund for a portion of the cost of photovoltaic property, solar water heating property, or wind-powered electrical generators placed in service during the calendar year by such individual or corporation. The grant amount shall be 15% of the total installed cost of photovoltaic property, solar water heating property, or wind-powered electrical generators but shall not exceed an aggregate total of:

Terms Used In Virginia Code 67-1001

  • Appropriation: The provision of funds, through an annual appropriations act or a permanent law, for federal agencies to make payments out of the Treasury for specified purposes. The formal federal spending process consists of two sequential steps: authorization
  • Corporation: A legal entity owned by the holders of shares of stock that have been issued, and that can own, receive, and transfer property, and carry on business in its own name.
  • Corporation: means an entity subject to the tax imposed by Article 10 (§ 58. See Virginia Code 67-1000
  • Fund: means the Solar and Wind Energy System Acquisition Grant Fund established pursuant to § 67-1002. See Virginia Code 67-1000
  • Individual: means the same as that term is defined in § 58. See Virginia Code 67-1000
  • Person: includes any individual, corporation, partnership, association, cooperative, limited liability company, trust, joint venture, government, political subdivision, or any other legal or commercial entity and any successor, representative, agent, agency, or instrumentality thereof. See Virginia Code 1-230
  • Photovoltaic property: means property that uses a solar photovoltaic process to generate electricity and that meets applicable performance and quality standards and certification requirements in effect at the time of acquisition of the property, as specified by the Department. See Virginia Code 67-1000
  • Solar water heating property: means property that, when installed in connection with a structure, uses solar energy for the purpose of providing hot water for use within the structure and meets applicable performance and quality standards and certification requirements in effect at the time of acquisition of the property, as specified by the Department. See Virginia Code 67-1000

1. $2,000 for each system of photovoltaic property;

2. $1,000 for each system of solar water heating property; and

3. $1,000 for each system of wind-powered electrical generators.

B. Persons or entities placing in service photovoltaic property, solar water heating property, or wind-powered electrical generators for or on behalf of another person or entity shall not be eligible to receive a grant for such property.

2006, c. 939; 2007, c. 789.