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Dominion Energy solar interconnection: what it requires before you energize
How does Dominion Energy detect unpermitted backfeed?
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What happens if they catch you?
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Small and DIY interconnection requirements
Their own wording: wait for interconnection approval before purchasing equipment or installing. PowerClerk application with a single-line diagram plus proof of homeowner's insurance with at least $100k personal liability. documented
Sequence: approval, install, local inspection, then a separate Dominion utility inspection, meter swap (bidirectional plus a generation meter), then approval to energize. 24/7 access to your disconnect and meter is required. documented
Solar Choice moves you to a time-of-use rate with exports credited by TOU period and a minimum bill. There's also an offset-only option with zero export credit, and a buy-all/sell-all rate. documented
Home-sale trap: solar service does not transfer with the electric account. The new owner must apply via PowerClerk before the generation meter is reconnected, and renters can't reconnect it at all. documented
sources: Dominion SC solar for your home · SC ORS Energy Freedom Act & Solar Choice
Gear for a territory where exports earn little
In Dominion Energy territory, exported power earns well below retail, which is why zero-export and self-consumption builds dominate here.
Craftstrom export controller · AP Systems EZ-1 — caps export in hardware
EG4 6000xp / 12000xp — the community-standard inverter for self-consumption builds, mind bypass-mode leakage
Clamp meter · energy monitor — verify zero on your own meter before Dominion Energy does
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Related: Austin Energy (TX (muni))
Planning a zero-export or plug-in setup here? See the zero-export reality check and equipment notes.
Every claim above is evidence-graded: documented means it traces to the tariff or the utility's own filings, reported means a dated community report. The full table covers 60 utilities: see all of Gridrules.