Resources for Organizations

Sustain Fairfax: Your Actions, Our Climate

With your actions and support, we can create a sustainable and resilient Fairfax County — helping fight climate change and protect our community. Find out how your small actions, like making building energy upgrades, can make a big difference.

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Charge Up Fairfax

Charge Up Fairfax is a program to help organization install charging for electric vehicles (EVs). Charge Up Fairfax supports organizations in identifying and overcoming challenges, both technical and financial, to on-site EV charging.

Explore the Charge Up Fairfax Program

Energy Conservation Assistance Program

If you are part of a common-interest community or charitable or nonprofit group, such as a homeowners association, condominium owners association, place of worship providing community services, or other nonprofit or recreational organization in Fairfax County looking to make energy efficiency upgrades, the Energy Conservation Assistance Program for Energy may be for you!

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Climate Champions

Through the Climate Champions non-profit sector pilot program, OEEC is working with the Faith Alliance for Climate Solutions (FACS) to identify places of worship interested in taking climate action and working with them to conduct energy audits and making retrofits to improve their energy efficiency, reducing energy use.

Learn More about the FACS Climate Champions

Government Rebates and Incentives (Federal, State, County)

Clean Vehicle and Energy Credits – Information from the IRS on the tax credits available through the Inflation Reduction Act of 2022.
Elective Pay and Transferability - Information from the IRS for tax-exempt entities to benefit from certain clean energy investment and production credits.
Virginia Energy Sense – An energy efficiency education program with information on tax incentives and rebates available to businesses and residents.
ENERGY STAR® Rebate Finder – Special offers and rebates from ENERGY STAR Partners.
Fairfax County Solar Equipment Tax Exemption – Qualifying installations entitle the property owner to a tax exemption for five years.
Fairfax County Electric Vehicle Charging Equipment Permit Fee Exemption – All electrical, building and sign permit fees for EV charging stations are exempt through October 31, 2025.

Utility Rebates and Incentives

Dominion Energy Programs - For Dominion Energy customers, a list of residential and non-residential programs.
Washington Gas Programs – For Washington Gas customers, several types of equipment rebates are available.
Columbia Gas of Virginia Programs – or Columbia Gas of Virginia customers, several rebates for qualifying upgrades are available.

Building a Green Team

Assembling a group of interested and responsible staff can be a great first step toward establishing a culture of sustainably in your organization. These groups are often called green teams, but any name will do. At Fairfax County, our employee group is called Fairfax Employees for Environmental Excellence, or FEEE. Based on our experience, we are pleased to share some tips for how to start a green team and outreach ideas that we’ve found successful.

Start Assembling Your Green Team

Become a Green Business Partner Ally

Fairfax County is recognizing businesses that are actively engaging in or interested in sustainable business practices that advance climate action and will help create a carbon neutral economy. Does your organization work directly with local businesses who want to become more sustainable? Consider becoming a Green Business Partners Ally to help us further the vision and mission of the GBP!

Learn More about Being a Green Business Partners Ally

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Sustain Fairfax: Your Actions, Our Climate

Charge Up Fairfax

Energy Conservation Assistance Program

Climate Champions

Building a Green Team

Become a Green Business Partner Ally

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