Solar Energy in Kanawha County, WV (2026)
1 rule for unincorporated Kanawha County, West Virginia.
Verified from official government sources
Note: These county rules apply to unincorporated areas of Kanawha County. If you live within an incorporated city, that city's own rules apply: see the city list below.
Panel Permits
Rooftop solar in Kanawha County needs building and electrical permits plus a utility interconnection agreement. West Virginia guarantees net metering through the Public Service Commission, capped statewide at three percent of peak demand.
Kanawha County Solar Panel Permit Requirements
Some RestrictionsW. Va. Code §24-2F-8
An electric utility shall offer net metering to customer-generators on a first-come, first-served basis so long as the total generation capacity installed by all customer-generators is no greater than three percent (3%) of the electric utility aggregate customer peak demand in the state during the previous year, of which no less than one-half percent (0.5%) is reserved for residential customer-...
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