Thanks to a partnership with Dominion Virginia Power, the Fairfield Foundation’s Center for Archaeology, Preservation and Education (CAPE), housed in the former Edge Hill Service Station at Gloucester Court House, will be powered by the sun.

Dominion Power funded the purchase and recent installation of a five kilowatt solar panel array on the roof of the CAPE. It was installed by the Richmond-based company, Off-Grid by Design.

Dominion also accepted the Fairfield Foundation into its Solar Purchase Program, and will purchase the excess energy produced by the roof panels to help meet other energy needs.

“Over the past few months you may have noticed great progress in restoring the historic landmark,” said Fairfield co-director Dave Brown. He said electrician Patrick Karow, through the generosity of Luxterra Electrical, is restoring the building’s exterior lighting, which uses solar power to illuminate the building in the evenings.

The original roof columns hav...