Fairfax County is moving to buy energy from contractors who would install solar panels on more than 100 county buildings, part of a growing environmental effort that aims to remove protections against competition given to the powerful Dominion Energy company. Over the next 25 years, Virginia’s largest jurisdiction will allow three contractors to outfit at least 113 schools, community centers and park buildings with solar energy panels, which the county will then pay for in lieu of using standard electricity at those sites. The conversion, generating an estimated 45 megawatts of solar energy capacity, will save Fairfax $60 million in utility costs, county officials say. That goal runs counter […]